INDEX 



393 



198 ; first visit to the Continent, 

 198 ; sees the Alps and glaciers for 

 the first time, 198 ; excursion with 

 Dolfuss-Ausset to the Ober Aar 

 glacier, 199 ; reception by De la 

 Beche on his return, 202 ; influence 

 of the Swiss tour on his geological 

 progress, 202 ; correspondence with 

 R. Chambers, 202 ; his share in the 

 development of glacial geology, 203 ; 

 resumes work at Ffestiniog, 204 ; 

 difficulties with De la Beche as to 

 the progress of the Survey in Wales, 

 205 ; on the early maps of Devon, 

 Cornwall, and South Wales, 205, 

 206 ; on the Geology of Wales, 

 206 ; on altered Cambrian rocks, 

 207 ; birth of a daughter, 207 



Chap. VII. 1853-1856. Pre- 

 liminary visit to Scotland before ex- 

 tending the Geological Survey 

 thither, 210; begins to prepare the 

 Survey Memoir on North Wales, 

 212 ; birth of a son, 214 ; journey 

 to south of Ireland, 215 ; on Irish 

 scenery and peasantry, 218 ; reads 

 papers at Liverpool meeting of 

 British Association, 219; on glacia- 

 tion of Wales, 219 ; begins the 

 Geological Survey of Scotland, 219 ; 

 life at Dunbar, 220 ; on Old Red 

 Conglomerate, 220 ; his colour- 

 blindness, 220 ; led by De la Beche 

 to expect to be his successor, 225 ; 

 disappointment of his hopes, 227 ; 

 proposes that Murchison should be 

 Director-General, 228 ; resumes the 

 investigation of the Permian breccias, 

 228 ; visits the Rothliegendes of 

 Germany, 229 ; on revision of South 

 Wales, 229-235 ; reminiscences of 

 his early Survey life, 234 ; on Hamp- 

 shire scenery, 235 ; description of 

 Lewes, 236 ; reviews fifth edition of 

 Lyell's Manual of Elementary 

 Geology, 238 (see p. 138) ; songs at 

 the Survey dinner in 1856, 241 ; his 

 " Lay of Sir Roderick the Bold and 

 the Emperor of all the Russias," 

 242 ; President of Section C at 

 British Association, 243 ; his char- 

 acteristics among his colleagues in 

 the field, 244 ; his love and know- 

 ledge of English literature, 245 ; on 

 the Waverley Novels, 246 ; on 

 Keats, 246 ; his enthusiasm for anti- 



quities, 246 ; his inspecting work in 

 Scotland, 247 ; in Lammermuir, 

 247 j in the West of Scotland, 248 

 Chap.VIII. 1857-1862. Visits 

 Canada and the United States, 251 ; 

 growth of his views on glaciation, 

 253; visits Switzerland with Tyndall, 

 253 ; death of his mother, 256 ; 

 draws a picture of her character, 257; 

 increase of his literary duties, 258 ; 

 publishes a geological map of Eng- 

 land and Wales, 260 ; writes for 

 Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers, and 

 Saturday Review, 260 ; accompanies 

 Murchison to North- West Highlands, 



260 ; beginning of ill-health, 261 

 (see p. 318); views regarding Boulder 

 clay, 261 ; obtains leave of absence 

 for six months and goes to Germany, 



261 ; life in Bonn, 262 ; stay on the 

 Moselle, 263 ; grows a beard, 265 ; 

 goes with Mrs. Ramsay to Switzer- 

 land, 266 ; ascends the Lyskamm, 

 267 ; turns his thoughts to the prob- 

 lem of the origin of lakes, 269 ; 

 becomes President of the Geological 

 Society, 270 ; reads his paper on 

 Lake basins, 271 ; revisits Switzer- 

 land, 272 ; receives an Italian 

 Knighthood, 274 



Chap. IX. 1863-1872. Presi- 

 dency of Geological Society, 276 ; 

 takes " Breaks in the Succession of 

 the British Strata" as the subject 

 of his Presidential addresses, 277 ; 

 origin of his Physical Geology and 

 Geography of Great Britain, 277 ; 

 gives increasing attention to the 

 origin of scenery, 278 ; continued 

 ill-health, 278 ; asks to be relieved 

 from lecturing, 279 ; views on 

 Denudation, 280 ; presents the 

 Wollaston medal to Murchison, 280 ; 

 replies to Murchison's criticism of 

 the lake-basin theory, 281, 288; 

 replies to Lyell's criticism of the 

 same theory, 283 ; finishes the 

 Memoir on North Wales, 284 ; work 

 on the Royal Coal Commission, 2845 

 on the Coronation Stone, 284 ; is 

 awarded the Neill medal by the 

 Royal Society of Edinburgh, 285 ; 

 is made LL.D. by Edinburgh 

 University, 285 ; is presented with 

 a gold watch by his staff, 286 ; 

 President of Section C at British 



