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13. On Mr. Nellist's farm, at the south end of Muston village, 

 is a boulder 4 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. out of ground ; sub- 

 angular; is long-shaped, and the direction of its longest axis was 

 (until recently moved) N. and S.; striae can be seen; about 150 ft. 

 above sea level ; Whinstone. 



14. At the north end of Muston village, at the corner of 

 Mr. Chapman's house, is a boulder 1 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 3 in. 

 above ground; rounded ; has been moved ; no striae ; Granite. 



15. In the centre of Muston village is a plot of ground which 

 has been levelled and planted with trees, and upon it are from twenty 

 to thirty boulders, varying from 4 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. 6 in. ; no 

 striae or groovings observed ; Sandstone, Whinstone, Limestone, and 

 Granite. 



Note. — The district around Muston is composed of long ridges 

 of gravel, sand, and clay, running north and south. 



York. 



16. In making a siding for the York Gas Company, Foss 

 Islands, York (Parish of St. Cuthbert), a boulder was taken out at a 

 depth of 15 ft. below the surface, 2 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. n in.; 

 sub-angular; no striae can be seen; Mountain Limestone with 

 Producti ; the excavation would be about the level of the river. It 

 is now at the east end of the Malton Goods Station. 



Whitby. 



17. On the shore in front of the West Cliff Saloon, Whitby, is 

 a boulder, 4 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. ; sub-angular ; no striae 

 or groovings ; Mountain Limestone with fine sections of coral ; this 

 boulder has doubtless fallen from the adjacent Boulder Clay which 

 overlies the Estuarine deposits, the latter forming here the base of 

 the cliff. It is covered over at high water. 



Foston-le-Clay. 



Note. — Foston is situated about half-way between York and 

 Malton, and is about a mile west of the Barton Hill Station of the 

 North Eastern Railway. 



18. On the road side at the east end of Foston-le-Clay Church- 

 yard (estate of Sir E. Lechmere). is a boulder. It is 3 ft. 9 in. x 

 3 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. 9 in. out of the ground. Angular, and almost 

 square at its longest axis; no striae or groovings, the block having 

 been partially destroyed ; Limestone ; about 200 ft. above sea-level ; 

 is nearly at the top of a long ridge of Boulder Clay running nearly 

 N. and S. 



Oct. 1889. 



