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examined with M^r Alison shells on Hills: the result of our joint opinion. —

When they appear certainly to be a marine deposit, we prefer from their occurring on in each case on flat points in a thick & even bed of much comminuted numerous shells, raised with earth, & some entire: very old & decomposed, stained reddish & far from fr water. & in two points, the coast in praecipitation is inaccessible. Why should people bring shells. from where they cannot ascend to a point, where there is not a drop of water: The highest of these stations is shells (N^r 1). — From this elevation to about 60 ft we found them in same state: (following coast of Plajancha).

Amongst the latter, exact same sort of locality & appearance many small shells, such as Patella, Crepidula, Turbos & small muscles. — Turbos possible. Muscles impossible — Small not above 1/2 to 1/3 of inch far too small to eat. — first noticed by a [illeg]

Why should people bring such as these: — Lie above the angular fragments cemented together: — The comminuted shells like those of Tal Quiriquina & Chiloe- beach fringe edge of barranca — chiefly on points. — Some of the Concholepas perforated cannot be trusted. —

On 2^d shells: occur in a band of small pieces

same state, round the summit of hill. — remains of

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perhaps old look out house. — near to lower station: similar reddened state, evidence entirely rests on number of much too small Concholepas (as people say) to eat. Turbos & especially one or two little bits of Mytilus specimen (2761). — Patches above must remain doubtful. only extended observation — (Statement of Casa Blanca) Patellae may always be neglected: number of stories of shells in the interior plains. —

Correspondent says at St Jago clock stopped at 10 minute to. —

M^r Croft¹ informs me that the earthquake stopped his clock by mean time between 15-17 minutes to 12 oclock: that the clock did not stop for some time, therefore he allows these two minutes: mercury in fixed barometer oscillated quickly for a space of about an inch: in earthquake of 22^d, no difference of time between St Jago & Valparaiso. — Earthquake always stronger at Valp. than S. Jago

Sea-level 30.175

1^st shells 29.941 + 5 feet } these in Air 67°

2^nd shells 29.580 — do 62°

؟ was not this last station my first in the last measurement

Neutral P. 29.7
Capillary A. .051
Capacity 1
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¹ Mr Croft has not been identified. He is also mentioned in association with a whale backbone in the Galapagos notebook, p. 4b and the information here recorded on p. 6b.