354 YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS UNION AT COXWOLD AND BYLAND. 
order to see an excavation in the Kimeridge Clay, which, however, 
was found to be much obscured. But enough was seen to determine 
the horizon. At the College the members of the party were 
hospitably entertained by Mr. Burge, and were also shown the 
museum and the beautiful little church connected with the Institution. 
After this agreeable interlude the more serious work of the day 
began. Leaving the College, the party soon found themselves on 
the line of one of the great faults before alluded to, and in another 
few yards the spring which supplies the College with water was 
reached. Prior to the sinking of this well, which is a very good 
one, Mr. Burge said the College authorities had been at much 
trouble and expense in boring for water in different parts of their 
ote but without success. As a last resource, a local celebrity 
his ‘divining rod’ was called in, and he, to the everlasting 
sees of scientific scoffers, without hesitation indicated the spot 
where the present well now is. A stiff climb of ten minutes brought 
the party to a large quarry of calcareous grit, which proved fairly 
fossiliferous. A fine specimen of the genus Astropecten occurred 
here, which Mr. Chadwick regarded as the ‘find’ of the day, and 
Ammonites plicatilis, Rhynchonella thurmanni, Gryphea, etc., were 
pense After a further ascent the brow of the hill was reached, and 
r quarry inspected. This proved to be a good section of 
eis oolite, and resting on the top of it three or four feet of 
coral rag. This exposure, says Mr. Hudleston, marks the highest 
elevation attained by the coralline beds in Vorkstire, viz., 675 feet 
above sea-level. A halt was there made, and many good specimens 
were obtained from its weathered walls. The list includes: spines 
and plates, Cidaris florigemma, Thamnastrea, Belemnites abbreviatus, 
Chemnitzta  heddingtonensts, LExogyra ana, Pecten, Lima, 
fseudodiadema verstpora (?) Luctna? Phasianella striata, and 
others not yet determined. From the top of the hill close by, 
atmospheric conditions being exceptionally favourable, extensive views 
were obtained of the region of Tabular hills, the vale of Pickering, 
and also of the Howardian range to the South—the whole forming 
a panorama of hill and dale not easily forgotten by students of 
denudation. Near Ampleforth village one or two sections lower 
down in the series were visited and yielded fine specimens of oolitic 
chert. Here the Rev. T. A. Burge, who had proved such a capable 
and courteous guide, was obliged to leave the members, but not 
before they had expressed to him their warmest thanks for his 
services. 
The usual votes of thanks to the landowners and leaders of 
parties terminated the business.—E.R.W eae 
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