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3rd edn addenda, page 234:-
be the children of the spray, formed in droughty weather,
when the water has time to evaporate, and leave the stony
matter uninterrupted in its cohesion. These petrifactions
are very porous; crumbly when dry, and pulpy when wet, and
shaped a good deal like crooked knotty wood.
I found here a stratum of white clay, perfectly free from
grit, when tried by the teeth - it does not effervesce with
an acid, nor dissolve in water. When dry 'tis as white as
this paper, light, close, soapy, compact, and very hard. It
appears to me like the petunzee of the Chinese, and though I
have not tryed it in the fire, believe it might be well
worth the china or pot manufacturer's examination.
I am, Sir, your humble servant,
ADAM WALKER.
No.28. Haymarket, London, September 20th, 1779.
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[It is apprehended the printer must have made a mistake in
the dimensions of the natural curiosities at Chapel in the
dale; if we read feet instead of yards, we shall be much
nearer the truth.
- There are several curious particulars relating to
Ingleborough not mentioned in the above description, which
may be seen in an accurate account of this mountain,
published in the Annual Register for 1761.
The objects described in the above letter lie in the
Yorkshire road from Kendal to London, and may be best
visited from Kendal on your return from the lakes.- The
route will be thus. From Kendal to Kirkby-Lonsdale 12 miles.
From thence to Ingleton 7 miles. From thence to Chapel in
the dale 4 miles, where enquiry must be made for the
curiosities in that neighbourhood.- Proceed from thence to
Settle, by Horton 10 miles, which is 6 miles distant from
Gordale-scar.]
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