494
REPORT ON THE EXPLORATION OE BRIXHAM CAVE.
Though very careful attention was given to the subject, nothing having the appear-ance of coprolites was found in the cavern.
Large quantities of the gravel were carefully examined, but, as is shown in Table II.,very few fossils were found in it.
Human Industrial Remains .—Several pieces of flint (all more or less white andhaving a porcellanous aspect, and some of which at least are believed to be humanimplements ) were met with in various parts of the cavern. Their exact situations areshown in Table IV.
Table IV.
Nos.
Date
when
found.
Branches of thecavern where found.
Distancefrom theentranceof eachgallery.
Beds.
Depthsin thebeds.
Thicknessof over-lyingdetritalbed.
Thicknessof over-
lying
stalagmite.
Distances
from
nearest
external
entrance.
Numberswrittenon theflints*.
1858.
feet.
inches.
inches.
inches.
feet.
1.
July
29.
Reindeer
Gallery
74
Third
9
0
3
74
3
2.
29.
„
99
74
„
9
0
3
74
143
3.
30.
„
99
47
99
24
0
8
47
5
4.
„
30.
,,
99
37
99
24
0
6
37
8
5.
Aug.
9.
19
99
10
0
0
39
2
6.
12.
„
„
27
)j
36
0
0
31
4
7.
„
17.
„
„
42
99
42
0
0
16
7
8.
Sept.
9.
Pen Gallery
14
»
42
0
9
22
6
9-
24.
West Chamber
8
99
84
0
0
2
9
10.
y
29.
)>
-)
6
99
132
0
0
4
1
11.
30.
99
3
Fourth
6
90
0
7
10.
12.
Oct.
12.
Reindeer
Gallery
35
Third
33
0
6
35
11
13.
14.
„
26
99
48
27
6
26
84
14.
„
29.
„
„
86
99
36
0
12
86
1859.
48
15.
Jan.
20.
„
„
18
„
53
6
18
114
16.
u
20.
„
18
99
48
53
6
18
114
17.
„
21.
15
99
108
60
0
15
115
18.
Feb.
4.
West Chamber.
7
99
120
0
0
3
116
19.
10.
34
Fourth
16
57
0
24
118
20.
10.
„
„
34
99
16
57
0
24
118
21.
12.
West Chamber
5
99
12
156
0
5
119
22.
12.
>>
99
5
99
12
156
0
5
119
23.
19-
5
jj
24
156
0
5
120
24.
,,
19-
5
j}
24
156
0
5
120
25.
20.
5
„
24
156
0
5
121
26.
„
20.
5
„
24
156
0
5
121
27-
Mar.
24.
Keeping’s
Gallery
36
Tliiid
36
0
3
127
28.
„
30.
„
40
99
48
0
3
129
29.
May
26.
West Chamber
5
Fourth
108
156
0
5
133
30.
June
11.
Reindeer
Gallery
33
99
126
51
6
33
136
31.
->
16.
99
„
31
99
144
58
6
31
137
32.
99
16.
9 >
31
99
144
58
6
31
137
33.
))
18.
99
34
99
120
48
6
34
138
34.
23.
99
20
„
144
96
6
20
140
35.
23.
99
„
20
„
144
96
6
20
140
36.
”
23.
99
"
20
”
144
96
6
20
140
* The numbers from 114 upwards correspond with those in the “Daily Register.”