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the bottom of the peat not being reached. The vegetation 

 consisted of a few flag leaves, bunches apparently grass, and 

 numerous twigs, branches and roots since identified as hazel. 

 The larger twigs were compressed. But the special object of 

 the Society's visit was to search for bones, some having 

 already been found in the same locality by Mr. Hocart. In 

 this search the Society was not disappointed, as numerous 

 bones and some teeth were dug out, which, together with a 

 few others subsequently brought in by individual members of 

 the Society and friends, have been identified by Dr. Wood- 

 ward, of the Natural History Museum at South Kensington. 

 A list will be found at a later page in this number. 



Two pieces of coarse pottery and half of a polished stone 

 ring were also found. The inner diameter of this ring is 

 about three-quarters of an inch, the exterior diameter two 

 inches and a quarter. The material is fine grained diorite 

 (not talvane). 



5. — Les Vardes to Pidias. 



In the smaller, or more westerly of the Vardes quarries 

 pockets of old beach are visible, also in the cutting along the 

 road to the west. The greatest elevation would probably not 

 exceed 30 feet above mean sea level, while on the neighbour- 

 ing beach (as in Grand Havre) the same old beach extends 

 to below high water level. In the Vardes Quarry pockets filled 

 with old beach are found under large decomposed boulders, some 

 of which boulders seem to have been rolled, while others have 

 only slipped a short distance along the jointing planes. In 

 the Pulias beach quarry good sections of old beach are seen ; 

 one is noticeable for the quantity of red granite, sandstone 

 and jaspery quartz pebbles it contains. (Similar pebbles are 

 also abundant in the modern beach adjoining). The old 

 beach is seen to pass under head three or four feet thick. 

 Sea-washed outcrops of rock are found in the fields extending 

 to 150 yards from the present shore line. 



The great rock at the projecting point east of Pequeries 

 Bay is one of the most extraordinary specimens of riven rocks 

 in the island. The immense blocks have separated along the 

 jointing planes, and slipped outwards in every direction. The 

 largest block measures 35 feet by 16 feet by 12 feet, and is 

 estimated to weigh 300 tons. It has not only slipped, but has 

 turned over, and is lying on old beach and head, which rest 

 upon a sea-washed face of rock. Head and hardened clay 

 also underlie several of the other blocks. The indications are 

 in favour of the fall and sliding of the rock being subsequent 



