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again errors come and lead us to the outskirts of
the village.
At 3.30 P.M. Mr. White and I start last for
Peytofire. On going a short distance we get out of the
boat to examine what appears to be the same beds only
to find them of the crystalline series. I collect recent
clayths while Mr. White goes apart about 2 1/2 mile west
along the beach and finds the fossil plants which he
recently plate on these crystalline rocks has a num-
ber of plants in excellent condition a few of which
I didn't see before. Splendid butterflies are in
flossom and finally I find my first Greenland fern.
be return to camp by 6. P.M.
The morning while coming from Korok instead
that the same beds continue westward to near
Peytofire and then appear here and there in the old valleys
of the crystalline rocks. From a little to the east of
Peytofire to KarsoK the low cliffs along the sea
are of the crystalline rocks and here and there are
traversed by dikes of basalt. I have a specimen of one
of these dikes and a few other samples of the thin
reddish crystalline rocks.
the coast tonight.