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what you say, to refer to a more recent date than that of Western 

 Europe. I am glad to know about the ossiferous fissures of 

 Salins. That falls in with my paper. 



It is, I admit, a difficult point to account for the absence of 

 marine remains ; but, besides the short duration of the flood, it 

 is to be remembered that the breaking up of the vegetable soil 

 by the advancing waters would render them so turbid that, like 

 with the estuaries of the West African rivers in flood, the waters 

 would be deoxidised and destructive to animal life. Further, 

 any marine life carried inland by the waters would be dropped 

 on the surface and subsequently destroyed by atmospheric in- 

 fluences. Mrs Prestwich joins me in very kind regards, and I 

 am, dear M. Marcou, ever sincerely yours, 



JOSEPH PRESTWICH. 



In January 1895 Joseph Prestwich had the gratifica- 

 tion of receiving another testimony of the estimation in 

 which his geological work was held abroad perhaps in 

 greater estimation abroad than at home. This was his 

 election as one of the Vice-Presidents of the Geological 

 Society of France, he being the first Englishman selected 

 for this honour. It cheered the veteran, then about to 

 complete his eighty- third year, to receive this proof of 

 the constant affection and esteem of his confreres in 

 France. 



J. Prestwich to M. Albert Gaudry. LONDON, 14<A January 1895. 



Mr DEAR M. GAUDRY, Many thanks for your letter of con- 

 gratulation. I can assure you that I feel very much flattered by 

 the honour done me by the Geological Society of France in electing 

 me one of their Vice-Presidents. My connection with my French 

 colleagues has ever been to me a source of very great pleasure, 

 and I have profited much by my studies on French ground. My 

 views on many geological questions are also more in harmony 

 with those prevailing on your side of the water. We are too 

 much tied down here by extreme uniformitarianisin. Let me 

 thank you also for the copy of your paper, on the curious new 



