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areas in Norfolk and Suffolk, and adopted the division 

 of only two Crags, a conclusion at which he had arrived 

 after some years' labour, but which he had not laid 

 down on any previously published map." l 



The Geological Survey has at all times been indebted 

 to various geologists, who, labouring out of pure love of 

 the science, have made maps and recorded sections 

 which have been generously placed at the service of the 

 Institution. De la Beche himself gave the results of 

 many years' private work in the south-west of England 

 as the basis on which the Geological Survey was founded. 

 Godwin-Austen gave effectual help in Devonshire, Wil- 

 liam Sanders in Somerset and Gloucestershire, William 

 E. Logan in South Wales, and later on Prestwich 

 largely aided the field -staff by allowing copies to be 

 made of his Tertiary work in the western portions of 

 the London Basin. 



On the 3rd March 1863 Prestwich had the honour 

 of being specially admitted into the Athenaeum Club 

 by the Committee, who have power to elect annually 

 nine men who have gained distinction in science, 

 literature, or art, or in the public service. 



The following letter gives the date when the struc- 

 ture of the Ouse Valley was made out : 



J. Prestwich to H. Falconer. 



GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, SOMERSET HOUSE, Tuesday. 



MY DEAR FALCONER, I have just seen Evans. We go to 

 Peterborough, March, and Oundle at 9 A.M. on Saturday next, 

 returning at 8.15 P.M. on Monday. We shall not go to Bedford. 



Should you go, you will easily find Mr Jas. Wyatt. He is, or 

 was, the editor of a paper, and resides at the other end of the 

 town, near a church. There are a few specimens also in the 

 museum ; and a man of the name of Read has the original haul 



1 Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc., vol. xxi. p. Ivi. 



