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[Proc. B.N.F.O., 



Proceedings, 



SUMMER SESSION 



CARRICKFERGUS. 



The first excursion was held on 19th May, when a party o 

 members and friends, numbering 63 in all, proceeded to Carrick- 

 fergus by the 1-20 train from Belfast. The principal object of the 

 excursion was a visit to the Duncrue Salt Mines, for the descent of 

 which kind permission had been given by Mr. Miscampbell, J. P. 

 The descentwas safelyaccomplished in formidable and awe-inspiring 

 buckets, the party, as on a similar historical occasion, proceeding 

 by twos. After the descent the members, each armed with a 

 candle, proceeded to examine the mine. Shots were fired, the 

 reverberations of which were magnificent. The mines were then 

 illuminated by coloured lights, and after a brief account by the 

 conductor, Dr. Charlesworth, of the geology of the salt beds and 

 their mode of origin, the party ascended. The boiling sheds 

 were next visited, where the salt is freed of chemical and detrital 

 impurities, and prepared for consumption. 



The Church of St. Nicholas was then vi^ued where the 

 Rector, Rev. J. J. M'Niece, gave an extri mi resting account 



of the architecture and history of the church. 



Tea was served at the Y.M.C.A., and the election of Messrs. 

 T. W. Brown, B.Sc, F.G.S., James Car [. MacDevitt and 



A. W. M'Veagh as ordinary members co ' business. 



DUNDONALD. 



For the second excursion il had been intended to visit 

 Tardree, but as it was found impo sibie to make the necessary 

 arrangements the venue was changed. The excursion of 2nd 



