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Admits that he had disobeyed his instructions and dispatched a box of bones to him by rail. Gives an account of the discovery of the bones at Perth y Chwaril on the Rhagatt estate. He has promised Miss Lloyd to obtain from WBD the English names of the principal bones.

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The box of bones sent by CD has led to a series of explorations. Reports on Yorkshire cave-hunting.

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Reports on prehistoric finds from caves at Rhagatt.

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Reports on his findings in Denbighshire caves ["The Denbighshire caves", Trans. Manchester Geol. Soc. 9 (1869–70): 31–7].

Sends his paper ["On the prae-historic Mammalia in Great Britain", Intellect. Obs. (1868): 403–10].

Has changed his view on the descent of British cattle from the wild aurochs. No evidence that aurochs survived into historic times in Britain.

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Describes the successful excavation of caves containing interred remains of Neolithic man.

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Knows Dawkins interested in cave animals; has just heard from a Lloyd of Rhaggatt that a fissure has opened full of bones and teeth. Will send some.

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Encloses letter from W. B. Dawkins concerning "our old savage progenitors with their ground-down teeth".

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On the genealogy of the horse.

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Sends a lower molar of fossil horse from Quito. Curious as to its species, especially in view of Owen’s findings in Mexico.

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Forwards letter from W. B. Dawkins. The bones, though not themselves interesting, may indicate the work of prehistoric man.

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Discovery of skull of "River-bed" race of man near Corwen.