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that bisects the island, and which during a period of greater 

 submergence would have turned it into two or three instead of 

 one island as at present. The " Druids' altar," a fine cromlech, 

 with a capstone that weighs about five tons, resting upon four 

 other stones, was passed, and some members also visited the 

 iron ore quarry near by, which is no longer worked. The swell 

 rolling in from the open sea made the passage over the ferry 

 a somewhat lively affair, though of short duration. An 

 American liner lay at the quay taking in iron ore, and the new 

 cross-channel steamer Princess Victoria had her steam up ready 

 for starting, whilst the travelling crane was busy at the shipment 

 of boxes of salmon for the English markets, of which during the 

 season it seems upwards of thirty tons are shipped daily. Then 

 came the rush of passengers from the Belfast train, in five minutes 

 all were aboard, and the Princess Victoria was steaming full 

 speed out into the Channel. The party of naturalists made 

 their way to the King's Arms, and after the much needed 

 refreshment of tea adjourned to the old graveyard of the Inver 

 Church. The original building has been replaced by the 

 present comparatively modern structure, but some of the stones 

 in the graveyard bear the date of over two centuries back, 1633 

 showing on one of them. 



On July 30th and 31st, to 



CUSHENDALL AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. 



The two-day excursion of the present season was held on 

 July 30th and 31st, Cushendall and district being the locality 

 selected by the Committee out of a large number of interesting 

 spots proposed by members at the last annual meeting. On all 

 three previous excursions of the present session the Club were 

 favoured with magnificent weather, in spite of a generally 

 unfavourable season, and it was only to be expected that such 

 good fortune could not last for ever. Wednesday morning 

 looked unsettled, and a comparatively small number of members 



