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parts the Sulphur was nearly pure, and even of a brighter 

 colour than that from Amlwch, and covered largish spaces 

 somewhat copiously, so that the wood was not dis- 

 cerned ; in other places it seemed to be passing with the 

 moisture out of the cracks, and followed the longitudinal 

 direction of the fibres, very prettily contrasting with the 

 sparkling Gypsum. The golden, if not shining, hue in 

 some places equalled in beauty the yellow Lichens which 

 often enrich ihe stumps of trees above ground. We believe, 

 however, that it in some places occurs in the inside of 

 growing trees, as we remember having seen it, but did not 

 at the time make a careful investigation of the matter. 



