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Hauy, and that Werner's Nadelstein should be confined to 

 Hauy's Mesotype. 



The only other circumstance of interest which I met with 

 near Eide, was a remarkable instance of the abrasion of the 

 surface, where the rock appears to have been worn down by 

 the friction of heavy bodies. Of this I shall take notice in the 

 sequel. 



Again, we were obliged to abandon our station, without 

 completing our intentions, in consequence of the badness of 

 the weather ; and being deterred from venturing to the north- 

 ern islands in this direction, we returned to Thorshavn, 

 resolving to attempt it by the south side ; and after some 

 delay for a favourable day, we reached Waaij in Bordoe, 

 with tolerable prospects of success. Here we had just landed, 

 and prepared ourselves for our afternoon's excursion among 

 the neighbouring hills, when it began to rain heavily, and conti- 

 nued pouring for fifty hours, accompanied with sleet ; on 

 the third evening a shower of snow commenced, and next 

 morninff the mountains were clothed in white almost to the 

 water's edge. It was now the 23d day of June, and yet ihh 

 inclemency created no surprise among the natives, who assured 

 us, that at Christmas the weather was generally better. The re- 

 cent snow did not lie long, and, anxious to do something be- 

 fore we left the place, we ascended a hill which lies on the 

 west side of the village, while it yet snowed, and were repaid 

 for our trouble, by observing marks of fusion, similar to those 

 of Eide, but at a height of at least 1200 feet. We had hither- 

 to found them only close upon the shore. 



Despairing of being able to proceed farther, and as our pro- 

 visions were not calculated for so long a delay, we were compel- 

 led to return to Thorshavn, and busied ourselves in directing 

 preparations for our final departure. At this time the weather 



suddenly 



