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Naturalist's Ramble in the
North
Jan. 30.
Mr. URBAN,
YOUR valuable Miscellany has just presented the publick with
the ramble of a gentleman, who seems to have some taste for
Natural History: his remarks were made in the South of
England; and, with your premission, I will communicate,
through the same channel, a short account of a similar
excursion in the North.
Being in Westmorland last summer, I undertook a journey to
Kent-sands, in search of natural curiosities, in the company
of a friend whose taste is congenial to my own. The scenery
of the country, and manners of its inhabitants, have been
described by abler pens than mine; for which reason it will
be proper to confine the following observations to the
fossils, plants, and animals, that came under our notice.
We set off from Kendal on the first of August, on foot;
which mode of travelling a judicious Naturalist will always
prefer, because it affords him the best opportunity of
pursuing his favourite study.
Kendal Fell is a hill which does not rise more than 160
yards above the river Kent in the highest part, The superior
strata, to a great depth, consist of compact limestone,
being that variety called stink stone as it emits a
disagreeable smell when rubbed against a hard body, Its
colour is grey, its fracture rough, and its specific gravity
[2.723]. It abounds with petrifactions,
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