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agitation of the monsters and subsequent irregular 

 and interrupted covering up of the bones. This 

 peculiar state of the stratum I observed more than 

 once, and I then realized the idea of there being 

 here the remains of more than one reptile, before 

 I received Professor Huxley *s report as given in 

 the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 

 which I bought .... 



" The sixth journey to the Stormberg beds. — Left 

 Aliwal on Monday evening, 6th January, 1 868 ; 

 went with me Peter Murphy, and Henry James 

 Wright. A cart from Thomas Butler. Horses 

 from P. Crowley. Brought home a fine collection 

 of fossils. Found no fossils except in the wedge- 

 like mass. Tuesday 7th, Wednesday 8th and part 

 of Thursday 9th on the rocks. Thursday evening 

 arrived in Aliwal after a three and a half hours 

 ride. This journey was got up for the express 

 purpose of bringing home the fossils which were 

 exposed on the fifth journey, and to supplement 

 it by further researches. The fossils are carefully 

 stored and will be examined at the first spare 

 time I have . . . 



There is no need to adorn this simple yet 

 thrilling tale of personal sacrifice and no small 

 degree of human hardihood, all offered up so 

 freely on the altar of science. Yet it is my 

 privilege to tag on its moral, and it is this. If 



