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sandy bay till the water was nearly up to their arm- 

 pits, and when the waves came, they leaped up to 

 keep their heads above water. They went round 

 forming a half circle, dragging the net nearer the 

 shore till the under edge of the white bag was nearly 

 above the water, whereupon its contents were emptied 

 into a sort of wide-mouthed bag or apron which one 

 of the women wore tied round her waist for that 

 purpose. The little fishes were then taken ashore to 

 be subsequently used for bait. The process was 

 repeated till the women had gathered enough for their 

 requirements at the time. 



Leaving Aberdeen, Mr. and Mrs. Robertson called 

 on Mr. Jamieson, of Hellon, Professor of Geology in 

 the College of Aberdeen, to make some inquiries 

 regarding the post-tertiary deposits in that side of the 

 country, which they were proposing to investigate. 

 They were courteously received, and benefited much 

 by the information that was given them. 



As they knew that Mr. Thomas Edward, the natu- 

 ralist, resided at Banff, whither they were going, they 

 had a wish to see him. They asked Professor Jamie- 

 son whether he could give them an introduction to 

 him. He said he would give it with much pleasure, 

 but feared it would be of little or no use, as he and a 

 friend had called upon him lately and received little 

 encouragement to make his acquaintance. 



They had obtained from the professor all the par- 

 ticulars they needed regarding the post-tertiary deposits 

 of the north-east of Scotland, so they took train to 

 Peterhead, where their first business was to go to some 

 tile-works, which, they were told, were about a mile 



