. The highlands of south-west Surrey; a geographical study in sand and clay . ern part of the district. This was balanced by the two years whichfollowed. The years 1901 and 1902 had an ex-ceptionally low record—a record which was spreadover the entire region. Linchmere and Liss alone in1902 exceeded 30 inches. Elsewhere even the wind-ward side of Hindhead registered no more than28 and 29 inches, to mention two instances. Inother parts it was much less. Witley, Chidding-fold, and Hambledon fell below 24 inches, and in theextreme limits of the region, at a station at Seale,in 1901 the rainfall r
. The highlands of south-west Surrey; a geographical study in sand and clay . ern part of the district. This was balanced by the two years whichfollowed. The years 1901 and 1902 had an ex-ceptionally low record—a record which was spreadover the entire region. Linchmere and Liss alone in1902 exceeded 30 inches. Elsewhere even the wind-ward side of Hindhead registered no more than28 and 29 inches, to mention two instances. Inother parts it was much less. Witley, Chidding-fold, and Hambledon fell below 24 inches, and in theextreme limits of the region, at a station at Seale,in 1901 the rainfall registered as low as 18 inches. It is this comparatively heavy rainfall over thethirsty sand that accounts for the amount of vege-tation that we see there. It is important that thisporous soil, which dries quickly, and through whichwater so rapidly percolates, should receive plentyof rain. The amount that is absorbed is is received and retained by the stratum ofAtherfield Clay, which everywhere underlies theGreensand, and this is the source of all the water LAKES AND PONDS 49 used. These villages obtain their water fromwells sunk to the water-level—water which is ofexceptionally good quality, very clear and pure,and with much of the softness of rain-water. Black-down is made to yield its stores for the benefitof Haslemere. Water is reached at a depth of106 feet, and is made to supply reservoirs for theuse of the town, so that wells have here becomeunnecessary. The clay holds in reserve abundanceof water. Water on the surface is not common. The wantof it is generally the one thing lacking in thisbeautiful country. Yet one or two bodies ofwater there are which, from this very fact ofrarity, acquire an added importance. They areWaggoners Wells and the Frensham Ponds. The first of these, Waggoners, or Wakeners,Wells (for the common name is a corruption), aresmall lakes of great beauty, three in number,which lie in a lovely glen, a mile or so beyondBramshott, and
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