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Force, and on the way Major Bainbridge showed at several points 

 traces of iron on the face of the fault. On reaching Park End 

 Wood some of the party left the road to explore this relic of the old 

 Teesdale forest, and the remainder continued on the bank of the 

 river. They then visited Fairy Dell, ascending to the moor at that 

 point, and walking along the top of the basalt formation until they 

 arrived opposite Winch Bridge, where they again made for the river. 

 The original structure of the Winch Bridge is said to have been the 

 first suspension bridge erected in Europe. The river was crossed at 

 Holvvick Head Bridge, and the High Force Inn was reached shortly 

 afterwards. The entire party sat down to an excellently-provided 

 tea at the inn at four o'clock, which they thoroughly enjoyed after 

 their long walk. 



Time being but short, the meeting was begun at the tea-table, 

 the usual sectional meetings being perforce dispensed with. The 

 chair was occupied by the president of the Union, Mr. Henry Eeles 

 Dresser, F.L.S., F.Z.S., this being his first introduction to the Union 

 and its members. The minutes were taken as read, after which the 

 following gentlemen were duly elected members : — Andrew Thos. 

 Ashwell, Malton ; Hubert Dacre, York ; Richard Davison, Driffield ; 

 Geo. Hodsman, York ; John Holtby, Driffield ; Abraham Lambert, 

 Harrogate; Charles T. Lucy, Pickering; James A. Place, Pickering; 

 Eleazer Sherwood, M.D., F.Bot.Soc.Ed., Whitby ; and John Stevenson, 

 Whitby. The roll being now called, it was found that the following 

 fourteen societies were represented: — Leeds (three societies), York, 

 Malton, Cleveland, Harrogate (two), Ackworth, Leyburn, Hull 

 (two), Huddersfield, and the Practical Naturalists' Society. On the 

 proposition of Rev. E. P. Knubley, M.A., seconded by Mr. Charles 

 Brownridge, F.G.S., Mr. Richard Barnes was appointed Local 

 Treasurer for Saltburn-by-the-Sea, and Mr. Hugh Richardson for 

 Sedbergh. On the motion of Mr. R. E. Leach, M.A., F.G.S., of 

 Hartlepool, and late of Beccles, Suffolk, seconded by Mr. Hugh 

 Richardson, B.A., of Sedbergh School, the best thanks of the Union 

 were unanimously voted to Lord Strathmore for permission to visit 

 his estates, to Major Bainbridge and Messrs. Raine and Wearmouth 

 for acting as guides, to Mr. James Backhouse, jun., for conducting 

 some of the members through his bone-cave, and to all who had in 

 any way contributed to the success of the meeting. Major Bainbridge, 

 who acknowledged the vote, spoke of the pleasure it had afforded 

 him to be of any assistance to the Union, and concluded by giving 

 an interesting account of the geology of the district. It was proposed 

 by Mr. T. W. Woodhead, of Huddersfield, and seconded by Mr. J. H. 

 Rowntree, of Scarborough, 'that Mr. Dresser receive the best thanks 



Sept. 1889. 



