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...discover, if possible, any traces of early man on the island. The main division of the party sailed from Leith, Scotland, on July 13 and arrived at Reyjavik, the capital of Iceland, four days later. From here the start across the country was begun on the following day. Thingvellir, where the Icelandic Althing, or Parliament, assembled in the lawless days of the island's early colonization, was first visited, and from here the party proceeded to Geysir. At Geysir are situated the largest boiling spring in Iceland, and an extensive field of smaller hot springs. Five days later, after travelling...