Fossil Fish in Rocks of the Mansjield District. 13 



I have described the rocks of the one hill to the east of 

 Bridge Creek, but an examination of the strata and fossils 

 of the hill to the West of Bridge Creek shows unmistakably 

 its relation to this one. Certainly, all the beds are not 

 observable, as the river flats (recent) overlap the lower 

 members of the group, but between those that are observable, 

 there is perfect agreement. 



It would be highly interesting and important to ascertain 

 if the high hills to the north also contain these same beds, as, 

 if they do, being so much higher than these, they should, 

 on their northern or north-eastern flanks, present even 

 better prospects of great results than did either of the hills 

 which have been hei'e described. 



While in the locality, I succeeded in tracing the Lepido- 

 dendra along the eastern side of the Blue Range Creek to 

 the top of the Hat Hill (over two thousand feet high), and 

 brought back specimens which have been forwarded to 

 Professor McCoy, who has identified some as the Lepido- 

 dendron mansjieldense. Time forbade me staying longer 

 then, but I hope to be able (should no one more capable 

 undertake the work) at no very distant date to return, and 

 taking up the work where I left off", go on into the country 

 beyond, and ascertain if any interesting geological features 

 still remain to be observed and described, and if so, what. 



Although at the risk of appearing egotistical, I think I 

 can best summarise the general results of my work in the 

 words of Professor M'Coy, who has provided me with the 

 folio wincr as well as other information, and wishes me to 

 make this use of it : — 



"The magnificent collections both of Lepidodendron and 

 fish which 3^ou have made, and the pains and trouble which 

 you have bestowed on the working out of many of these, 

 and observing and plotting accurately on paper all the 

 fossiliferous strata of the locality, deserve the warmest praise 

 and thanks both from myself and the Department. You 

 have satisfactorily determined the general fact, as I expected, 

 of the superior position of the Lepldodendra to the majority 

 of the fish beds ; but, further, with a highly intelligent 

 appreciation of the great geological interest of the point, 

 you have proved — what was before uncertain — that they 

 belonged to the same formation, by preserving and bringing 

 down a slab of rock in which the remains of the vegetables 

 and fishes were embedded together. In addition to a large 

 series of all the organic remains found by your predecessors, 



