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head. The former is hardened by the infiltration of iron 

 oxide. 



Hougue Rots, Vale. 



The 25 foot beach here is underlaid by 5 feet of coarse 

 red sand, and sandy deposits are also found over it. S.E. of 

 this locality a layer of peaty soil 18 inches in thickness is 

 found under sand with shells both terrestrial and marine, 

 which in turn is covered by blown sand. 



Norman Point, St. Sampson's. 

 The deposits in this locality are as follows : — 

 4 feet clay (loss). 

 Rubble head. 

 10 feet sandy clay. 

 4 feet of the 25 foot beach. 



Lcs Marais, near Bordeaux. 

 Here we find the following deposits : — 

 Sandy loam with pebbles. 

 2 feet of clay without stones. 



1 foot of clay with angular stones in large numbers. 

 4 feet of clay of a lighter coloiu' and with fewer stones. 



Baubigny, St. Sampson s. 



Excavations have recently exposed sections in the flat 

 land, both north and south of Baubigny. In the excavation 

 to the north a layer of 2 feet of blue clay occurs immediately 

 under the soil (which is sandy) and this blue clay is underlaid 

 by 4 feet of yellow clay, the bottom of which has not been 

 reached. In the other excavation, which is on Mr. Poat's 

 property, there is found a similar layer of blue clay resting on 

 yellow clay, but in this case there is also a layer of 2 feet of 

 yellow clay overlying the blue clay. 



U Islet, St. Sampson s. 



The 25 foot beach was exposed in a trench near the 

 United Methodist Chapel. 



Mont Cuet, Vale. 



The 25 foot beach is seen near the detonator magazine, 

 filling a hollow in the rock, resting on marine sand, and 

 covered by blown sand. 



Noirmont, near Pleinheaume, St. Sampson's. 

 Attention has again been drawn to the fact that the 50 

 foot beach in this locality overlies head, thus clearly indicating 



