234 prrsident'r abdeess. 



district, who fortunately was our guide, suggested that this may 

 be due to the fact that the valley is cut out of beds of Millstone 

 grit, which occupy the moorlands between the valleys of the 

 Lune and the Greta. Very thick beds of dark shale are seen in 

 some of the lateral becks, an unusual feature of the Millstone 

 grit series. 



The ascent of Shaklesborough, an isolated hill, nearly 1,500 

 feet high, was an attraction for the younger members. The 

 others preferred to wander over heath and moss nearly to the 

 watershed, and they lingered so long that a recall had to be 

 made ; and even a hasty drive back scarcely allowed the party 

 to partake, before train time, of the dinner prepared for them. 



Balderdale, especially in its upper portion, is perhaps the least 

 interesting of the Teesdale lateral valleys. It may .be that the 

 proposed "reservoir" may chance to give some beauty and novelty 

 to this Millstone grit region. It will at least tend to collect 

 flocks of water birds, to enliven its cheerless aspect. In the 

 early part of our drive there was no lack of richly-coloured 

 autumnal wild flowers such as grow so luxuriant in these sub- 

 alpine dales. 



The Fifth Field Meeting was held at Otterburn, and took 

 place on Monday and Tuesday, the 10th and 11th of September.*' 

 The principal object held out to the members was an examina- 

 tion of a so-called Quarry on the moor, in the sandstone slabs of 

 which numerous fossil footsteps of some problematical animal 

 were to be obtained. The trip on the whole was highly success- 

 ful, but the footsteps we found not. 



Fifteen members assembled, some of whom had gone out to 

 Horsley on the Saturday evening, and had the pleasure of a walk 

 by the "Watling Street road to High Eochester, the BremeniUm 

 of the Romans, where they inspected the remains of that once 

 strong and commanding station. The weather early on the 

 Monday morning was very unpromising, and a heavy fall of rain 

 caused several of the members to turn back at Morpeth (amongst 



* For the account of it I am indebted to a valued member of the Club. Mr. T, T, 

 Clarke. 



