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of gold in several holes they had sunk. But the gold is every- 

 where very thinly distributed and at the best "patchy"; no 

 defined leads have been found, which from the nature of the 

 deposit could scarcely be expected. From one of the miners, who 

 had worked for several years at Kiandra, I heard that the gold- 

 washes in that district were similar to those at Digger's Creek, at 

 the upper end of which he was working at the time of my visit. 

 If this information is correct it is probable that the Kiandra 

 gold-field may have received its gold through ice-formation as 

 well ; this would form an interesting subject for closer investi- 

 gation. 



I have alluded to a probability of a greater extension of the 

 glaciation than most of the described evidences indicate, for the 

 proof of which I can, however, not bring forward any distinct 

 evidences. The indication that, prior to the division of the ice- 

 stream which filled to some extent the valleys to the west of 

 Pretty Point, a larger glacier passed over the height of this place 

 has already been noticed, and I now will briefly refer to what 

 seems to me furthermore corroborative of this opinion. 



To the south of the upper Crackenback River is a plain called 

 the " Big Boggy Plain," and to the west of the Eucumbine River 

 the " Snov/y Plain " is situated ; both are at an elevated position. 

 Although I had no opportunity to visit these localities, from the 

 description I have received of the character of the plains there 

 is no doubt left in my mind that they owe their origin to ice- 

 foimation. 



A very suggestive place I crossed on horseback is the " Rocky 

 Plain " at the upper watershed of the Eucumbine. This is nearly 

 4000 feet above sea-level, and was, it is likely, formed by ice- 

 action, and much of its surrounding country and its neighbouring 

 levelled portions tend to confirm this hypothesis. 



There are, however, indications observable at a lower level (but 



still about 3000 feet above the sea), which on closer examination 



may prove to be evidences of glaciation. These I simply passed 



over or by, during my coaching trips in the Monaro district, and 



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