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X. — Memoir on the Geology of the Snowdon 
Range of Mountains, as connected ivith its 
Scenery, Soil^ and Productions. 
By James Stuart Menteath, Esq. 
{Read Uth February 1829,) 
Few countries have afforded more delight to the traveller 
than Wales, which may, in a great measure, be ascribed 
to the imposing appearance of its romantic scenery. But 
though few pleasures certainly can be more gratifying 
than those that arise from the contemplation of a varied 
landscape, yet this country will be found to furnish mate- 
rials for observation of a more useful and interesting kind. 
To the person who considers geology as connected with 
the improvements of agriculture, with the resources of a 
country, and with the changes which the earth's surface is 
made to undergo in the progress of the arts, this district 
will afford an ample field of instructive inquiry. As the 
whole of this country, however, would be too extensive a 
subject for a single paper, we propose confining our re- 
marks to that district which is situate in the north-west 
corner of Wales, and which may be denominated the Snow- 
don Range. 
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