8o SURVEY UNDER OFFICE OF WORKS CHAP, in 



Church Stretton and the Longmynd. At the beginning 

 of October J. B. Jukes (see p. 82), joined the staff, and 

 began to work out the ground around Bala. Between 

 these three centres of field-work Ramsay spent some 

 busy months, keeping himself in continual touch with 

 the progress of the mapping, and taking also an active 

 part in personally tracing geological lines. A few 

 excerpts from his memorandum book will bring his 

 life at this time before the reader. 



* i^th May. Out with Selwyn along the front of 

 the Cader cliffs. Glorious day and glorious scenery. 



i6M. Out with Selwyn over the top of Cader 

 Idris ; a long day s work. We had a splendid 

 scramble. 



2Otk. Wrote Sir H. and Smyth with traps ; also 

 Gibbs, Playfair, and my mother. Out by Ty-gwyn 

 and all that country. Selwyn s work good. We 

 wandered all day by mighty pleasant brooks and 

 rivers. 



ist June. Left for Mallwyd ; met Aveline there. 



2nd. Aveline and I began to work. Work ex 

 cellent, so far as I saw, especially the traps ; awfully 

 hot day. 



^tk. Out seeing the unconformable Caradocs on 

 the Longmynd ; splendid old coast. Never more 

 charmed. 



2$rd. Wrote Eliza, and Survey letters to Trimmer, 1 

 Henfrey, Selwyn, Hunt. Walked up to Abergwailas 

 with Aveline, working all the way. Dined there. 

 Started again after dinner, and wrought till nine at 

 night ; then back to tea. 



1 Joshua Trimmer, born 1795, died 1857. He was the first to recognise the 

 importance of mapping the drifts and other superficial formations. He was for 

 some time attached to the Geological Survey. 



