148 SURVEY OF THE SNO WDON REGION CHAP, v 



Jukes he once more made some critical traverses 

 across the Wrekin country, and it was the 2Oth 

 June before he found himself back at Llanberis to 

 resume the survey of Caernarvonshire. Some ex- 

 tracts from his diary and letters will show the nature 

 and progress of his occupation during the campaign 

 of 1849. 



' 27th June. A jolly day on Glyder ; clear but 

 cold. Got a clearer notion of things to-day than I 

 had in weeks of work towards the close of last year 

 among the fogs. 



' 2)th. Y Glyder fawr ; glorious day, but ex- 

 tremely warm. Scarce seem to have made any 

 impression on it yet, it is so tough and difficult to 

 climb. 



* ^pth. Across the hills by Mynydd Perfedd, nearly 

 to the Ogwen, and from thence making out the section 

 up to Twll-du a most rough and craggy walk. A 

 glorious day, which I perfectly enjoyed. Lunched on 

 the banks of Llyn Idwal. Then scrambled up to 

 Twll-du, as far up the gap as I could go full of 

 rare rock-plants. Thence I scrambled up the cliff, and 

 got home by half-past six. Found twelve or thirteen 

 letters. 



' 6tk July. Took horse and rode to Caernarvon [to 

 have the accounts sworn-to before a magistrate], and 

 got them off to Reeks. As I rode home I found them 

 busy on this side of Caernarvon sinking for coal. I 

 hallooed to a man to hold my horse a moment while I 

 ran into the field and talked with the sinkers, etc. 

 They have gone down seventy yards or so, the first 

 seven yards in drift. They asked my opinion. I told 

 them to let me know when they came to the coal, and 

 I would come down and eat it. 



