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higher level, are possibly more singular and grotesque in their 
weathering, than even the Brimham Rocks themselves. The 
party now divided, some returning to Harrogate in carriages, the 
others walking along the road. In the afternoon they were 
joined by Mr. J. W. Davis, and about a dozen of the most 
enthusiastic members of the party, including that gentleman and the 
president, drove to inspect the new quarry of Harrogate road-stone 
at Beckwithshaw. A small spring of sulphur water has recently 
been discovered near there by Dr. Oliver. In the evening, Mr. 
Hudleston congTatulated the members on the arrival of Mr. Davis, 
and placed the direction of the excursions for the remainder of 
the week in his hands. 
Wednesday was an important day for the excursionists, as 
they had to transfer themselves in conveyances from the base of 
operations at Harrogate to Skipton, via Knaresborough Forest 
and Bolton. The early part of the journey was sufficiently drear}', 
the scenery of this portion of Knaresborough Forest being some- 
what tame and uninteristing. A number of fossils were discov- 
ered amongst the stone heaps on the roadside near the Little 
Wonder Inn, these coming from the well-known quarries in the 
millstone grit series, near Hampsthwaite. The excessive rarity 
of fossils in the millstone grit makes their occurrence in this bed 
of considerable interest. They appear to differ but slightly from 
species known to exist in the carboniferous limestone. Having 
safely passed the " dangerous corner " the director and his follow- 
ers descended into the valley of the Washburn, where the extra- 
ordinary size of the artificial lakes provided for the Leeds water 
supply struck everyone with astonishment. The Pass of Kexgill, 
the next object of interest on the route, presents evidence of the 
anticlinical axis in the way in which the grit rocks dip on either 
side. Having reached the summit of this pass, the party drove 
rapidly down the descent to Bolton Bridge, and at about half-past 
twelve arrived at the Devonshire Arms, where a substantial lunch, 
for which the excursionists were well prepared, was served. 
