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and thirdly, the great Cretaceous Nummulitic fold 
which forms the summit of the Dents de Morcles. 
Over St. Maurice on the west tower the mag- 
nificent Dents du Midi, which form so striking a 
feature in the view from the north side of the Lake 
of Geneva from Lausanne to Montreux, and are cer- 
tainly among the most beautiful of Swiss mountains. 
The whole mountain has a torn and wild appear- 
ance. It is a part of the great Cretaceous Jurassic 
range which extends from the Lake of Walen, by 
Glarus, the VVindgalle, across the valley of the Reuss, 
through Ob Deni Wald, by Grindelwald, Lauter- 
brunnen, the Gemini, to the Haul de Cry and the 
