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the position of the great north fault were made by some of the 
gentlemen present. The party finally descended into Settle by a 
very precipitous I'oute. After a hurried visit to the museum at 
Giggleswick, where many of the objects found in the Victoria 
Cave are arranged, including the largest specimen of the grizzly 
bear which was ever found, the excursionists got to Settle Station 
just in time to catch the train for Skipton. 
The weather, which had hitherto favoured the geologists in 
a most remarkable manner, changed for the first time during the 
week on Friday morning, when in a heavy shower the party 
proceeded from Skipton to Clapham. On arriving at the latter 
place, the clouds broke, and it was comparatively fine for a few 
hours. This enabled your secretary to take his trusty followers 
through the grounds belonging to Mr. Farrer, where the effects 
of one of the great faults are very well shown in the gorge of the 
stream. A section of the party then visited the well-known 
Clapham Caves, whilst a smaller number proceeded up Trou Gill 
to Gaping Ghyll Hole. It is very well-known that the waters 
which are collected on the southern flanks of Ingleborough 
and which flow as an ordinary beck down to this point, sud- 
denly disappear in the yawning limestone just as one might 
imagine a river turned into a pit shaft. The waters are doubtless 
those which re-appear close to the Clapham Cave. At some 
time or other the course of this stream was on the surface, and 
the lines of the old valley are still to be seen, though the stream 
no longer excavates that portion of the valley between Gaping 
Ghyll Hole and the place of[its final emergence into daylight near 
the Clapham Caves. It may be as well here to draw attention to 
the readiness with which water sinks in these limestone districts, 
—a circumstance due partly to the jointing of the rocks them- 
selves and partly to their solubility in carbonated waters. Both 
branches of the party ultimately returned to Clapham, where they 
re-assembled at lunch, which was liberally provided by the land- 
lord of the New Inn. Before leaving- the table, Mr. Hudleston, 
