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Prestwich, eagerly on the track of any other evidence 

 which might throw light on the antiquity of man, joined 

 Falconer in the autumn of 1859 in an inspection of the 

 ossiferous caves of Gower in Glamorganshire, when they 

 were the guests at Stouthall of their kind friends, Col- 

 onel and Mrs Wood. Falconer had visited the caves 

 in 1858 with Colonel Wood, who for a series of years 

 had been engaged in excavations in most of the caves 

 in succession. He had discovered and explored several 

 that were previously unknown, and unreservedly had 

 placed his large collections of fossils at Dr Falconer's 

 disposal. He had been a quiet, persevering worker : 

 the contents of cave after cave had been exhumed at 

 his own charge and without public recognition. 



Before joining Falconer for the work in Gower, 

 Prestwich made a geological tour in Wales, extending 

 over several weeks. He was in quest of Drift, Boulder 

 Clay, and ice action, and had in view a personal exam- 

 ination of the slopes of Moel Tryfaen, where shells had 

 been found at a height of 1360 feet underneath a 

 mass of Boulder Clay. Step by step, halting at very 

 many stages, the ground was traversed from Oxford 

 on to St Asaph, where another visit to Cefn Cave 1 

 was irresistible. 



/. Prestwich to If, Falconer. LLANBERIS, Septr. 7/59. 



MY DEAR FALCONER, On receipt of your first note I wrote you 

 a few lines from Ludlow, and hoped they would have reached 

 Bryn Elwy before your departure. I missed you by one day, as 

 I arrived on Friday evening. I was most kindly and hospitably 

 received by your friend Captn. Thomas, who met me at the 

 station otherwise I should have gone to the inn, as I intended 

 staying but one day, and it happened to be the first week in Sep- 



1 Since described by Professor T. M'K. Hughes, F.K.S., Journ. An- 

 thropological Inst., vol. iii. p. 387. 



