Geological magazine (1899) (14583883899)

Identifier: geologicalmagazi4618wood (find matches)

Title: Geological magazine

Year: 1899 (1890s)

Authors: Woodward, Henry, 1832-1921, ed

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Publisher: London (etc.) Cambridge University Press

Contributing Library: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library

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he Davos level is a very recent matter. The peat at the southern endseems modern, and above the Davos-Frauenkirch road the talus slopes containa considerable quantity of peaty material near the surface. At the northern end, I amtold that the Fluela discharged into the lake within the memory of those still living.It is said also that the Eomans used the Fluela Pass as a route between the Pratigauand the Engadine, and the finding of Roman remains at Drusatcha suggests thatthey traversed the ridge at that point and passed round the shoulder of theSeehorn. This is not likely to have been their route if they could have crossed in theneighbourhood of Dorf. The name Wolfgang itself is said to represent the fact thatthe ridge formed the path of wolves from the eastern mountains, and this also seems tosuggest that the foot of the Fluela valley was recently closed by the waters of the lake. ^ The results of this survey are embodied in a paper read before the GeologicalSociety on May 10th, 1899.

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A. V. Jennings—The Landwasser and Landqiiart. 269 of those wbicli are seen on the east bank of the lake and whichreappear north of the Monchalpthal. Eeturning now to the question of the course of the ancientLandwasser, I have endeavoured in Fig. 3 to represent in diagramits possible changes of position in relation to the Davos area. If we imagine the Schlappinathal brought into line with theLaret-Landwasser valley, we obtain the present surface contour hereshown. If we take a point near the source of the Schlappina anddraw a line to the point near Glaris where the Landwasser nowflows on solid rock, we may get an idea of what might have beenthe river-bed had the ancient Landwasser persisted to the presentday. The lines a and a^ drawn parallel to this at different heightsmay therefore represent its course at different remote periods. Thecutting away of the western ridge may be represented by a succes-sion of notches, b, b^ On the supposition that this cutting wasmore rapid than the lo

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