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EXCURSIONS. 
Commencing near Winterburn village the thin hmestones 
and shale beds were carefully examined, several interesting 
shells and corals being found. A very interesting fossil sponge 
was added to the spoils collected during these Excursions. 
The next rocks to be searched were the shales below the 
Winterburn Reservoir bank, and here again the enthusiasts 
were quite successful. It was remarked that not once during 
the whole of the Excursions had the party drawn blank. 
The White Limestones seen immediately above the bank of 
the reservoir were the next to be attacked, and here beautiful 
fossils in great variety were obtained. The day's work was felt 
to be complete when the Black Shale beds were found north 
of this, and were seen to contain the same fossils as the similar 
Black Shale beds at Weets, near Barnoldswick, which had 
been examined on the previous day. 
On the return to Skipton the party walked along the old 
moat bank and examined the beautiful sections of folded rocks 
which are there exposed. From Skipton the members returned 
to their homes satisfied that they had helped in no small degree 
the solution of some of the problems presented by the very 
interesting country which they had seen. 
The second Excursion was held in the Isle of Man, from 
Friday, June 7th, to Tuesday, June 11th, for the purpose of 
investigating the Carboniferous rocks in the south of the Island, 
with a view to their correlation wdth the rocks of the mainland ; 
the Manx Slate Series, and the glacial deposits of the 
Island. 
The Society was particularly fortunate in having as Chair- 
man of the meeting Mr. P. M. C. Kermode, of Ramsey, whose 
knowledge of the geology, topography, and antiquities of the 
Island is extensive and thorough. 
In the choice of leader of the Excursion the members were 
no less fortunate. Mr. G. W. Lamplugh, F.R.S., of H.M. Geo- 
logical Survey, who surveyed the Island some years ago, possesses 
a knowledge of its geology which could not be surpassed, and to 
his genial companionship and lucid expositions the success of 
the expedition was in no small degree due. 
