134 THE EXPL0"aATION OF TX KEWTDD CAVES. [Feb. 1 898, 



purely local, while those of later age contain Glacial materials. He 

 had observed a similar succession in Devon and Dorset. 



The Atjthoe, in reply, expressed his gratitude for the kind 

 reception which had been given to his paper. He had no theories 

 to defend, but had endeavoured to put the simple facts before the 

 meeting and to let these tell their own tale. He had spoken of 

 Pleistocene mammalia, because the fossil found was in the same 

 state of preservation as those in the Ffjmnon Beuno Caves, which 

 are generally called Pleistocene. In answer to Mr. Eeid, he said 

 that stones of Denbighshire Grit of a fair size occur throughout the 

 cave. The main point established was the occurrence of a local 

 drift which contained fossils, and was earlier than the drift \\ ith 

 erratics. 



