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from a swelling bank about two ells in per- 

 pendicular height above the level of the 

 river. The mouth of the spring is towards 

 the north-east. The inhabitants use it for 

 washing. 



In places near the highway, where the 

 people had laid bridges, the soil appeared 

 very thin. The gravel and sand were com- 

 monly about a span deep in moist places ; in 

 dry ones much more. The clay was often 

 two ells in thickness, under which gravel 

 again occurred. Between the dark-coloured 

 sand and the clay, as well as where the clay 

 terminated, especially near the sand, runs 

 water, which deposits clay, as the above- 

 mentioned spring does ochre. 



I noticed the following insects. 



