154 SURVEY OF THE SNOWDON REGION CHAP, v 



* 6tk September. Attacked the side of Carnedd 

 Dafydd ; a hard day's work ; was not home till half- 

 past seven. I found the coffee-room full ; Quakers in 

 it who had been botanising. 



' 8M. Started for Carnedd Llewelyn ; glorious 

 day and glorious day's work. Finished this side of 

 the hill, all the way to the watershed, and was twice 

 on the top. 



' 2nd October. To Pen-y-gwryd. Struck up and 

 had my last rap at old Glyder. I was sorry to part 

 with him. Many a bright and many a stormy day 

 have I passed on his sides, and as I scaled his cliffs 

 many a happy hour have I spent en route home 

 searching for ferns. The day was glorious, bright and 

 warm. The world scarcely ever before seemed more 

 bright and beautiful. I regained my voice and sang. 

 I perfectly regained the use of my legs, and scaled 

 the rocks strong and fearless as of yore.' 



CAPEL CURIG, 26th October 1849. 



MY DEAR AVELINE . . . What precious weather 

 since Monday till to-day ! I got a good slash of work 

 done to-day. In a few more days I must have a meet 

 with you again to join up west of Llyn Crafnant and 

 east of Llyn Geirionydd. I met Sir H. on Saturday 

 at Bangor, and stayed with him till Monday. We 

 had a short rap at Anglesey at very old rocks older 

 than the Cambrian. Yours ever sincerely, 



ANDW. C. RAMSAY. 



The last sentence of this letter has a peculiar 

 interest to geologists. It shows that the first im- 

 pression made on Ramsay's mind by the older rocks 

 of Anglesey was that they were pre-Cambrian. He 



