1 64 SURVEY OF THE SNOWDON REGION CHAP, v 



preparation of the written description of the geology 

 of the district which he had mapped. How Ramsay 

 fared with his sections across the Snowdon area he 

 must be allowed to tell in his own words. 



1 2^th June. Out with my men to begin section 

 from the top of Snowdon to the sea. Dodged the 

 cliffs at the top, till from the Capel Curig road, 

 attempting to make them chain back a bit to Pen 

 Wyddfa, one of them refused, and I got exasperated, 

 and discharged him on the spot. The fool was afraid 

 to go over ground that I had danced over to show him 

 the way ten minutes before. Home, annoyed at 

 these Welsh blockheads. 



' 2&tk. Got a new man and began, leaving the cliff 

 till I had tried them. Came across over Craig du'r 

 Arddu and found them more daring than myself; this 

 will do. 



1 28^. Out on the hills in a strong joyous mood. 

 Did a tremendous day's work, chaining right along 

 the face of the cliff from the top of Snowdon to the 

 top of the Capel Curig path, and astonishing the sight- 

 seers by the strange peaky, cliffy places I planted 

 myself on with my theodolite. Went to the top after, 

 and took the angles of all the lakes and principal hills 

 round. Home at seven. Went up Snowdon in an 

 hour and a half, and down in an hour. 



1 %th July. Out early. Carried on the section 

 right down to the sea at Llanfair.' 



The section-line that was now being traced ran on 

 the one side from the top of Snowdon parallel with the 

 Llanberis valley to the Menai Strait at Llanfair, 

 whence it was afterwards continued across Anglesey. 

 On the other side it was prolonged south-eastwards 

 into the country mapped by Selwyn, and was carried 



