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TO 



SIR CHARLES LYELL, F.R.S., F.G.S., &c. 



My dear Sir Charles, 



A copy of your delightful Principles of Geology has been 

 my unvarying and instructive companion during ten years 

 of adventurous -wanderings, during which every thing I 

 have seen seems to me entirely confirmatory of your geo- 

 logical views. 



I therefore dedicate this little book to you ; and I shall 

 esteem myself fortunate if any of the observations contain- 

 ed in it shall be the means of riveting or strengthening a 

 link in the beautiful chain of evidence by which you have 

 in such a masterly manner demonstrated the perfect ade- 

 quacy of present causes to remodel the surface of the earth. 

 And with sincere respect I remain, my dear Sir Charles, 

 yours very truly, JAMES Lamont, F.G.S. 



Knockdow, Arqyleshibe. 



