7712 Hamilton, Bermuda, Jan. 6-1929, Sunday As one room in the cottage was cold, smelly and cheerless I had a poor night. This morning it is cloudy and windy from the southwest, and warmer outside than in the cottage. After breakfast moved into the Hotel Seymour and took room 18 on the second floor looking south- east. Have concluded to adapt myself to the Layton since the first class hotels all charge from $8 to $20 per day. And besides one must have to keep dressed all the time. In the afternoon walked along with Alice about 1 1/2 miles towards the Flatts and Fraseati's Hotel. Thursday Jan 10-1929 After breakfast intended to walk to town but in Cedar Ave saw a cliff with some red clay and so began to look for snails. Found some Poecilognites, this red clay lies in a hollow and on the in thickness up to about 12 inches. The shells are common but most appear good or dry young. From 2 to 6 feet Beneath the red clay in soft unconsolidated hilly fossil shell-sand formed layer, better and some com- mon snail shells. Here also small Physa's and occur