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leading from this was a tortuous passage which ultimately opened 

 into a long, lofty gallery, the walls of which were lined with dark 

 and dingy formation, not at all of a striking nature. The principal 

 interest was the weird effect of this gallery, all the formations 

 being deeply stained. In one part we struck a deposit of very 

 small bones in a sort of seam ; these were all broken and mixed 

 together in a confused mass. The lobby to the other cavern 

 opened into a second chamber, with nothing particular to attract 

 the eye, but on looking outwards towards the entrance a fine 

 effect was obtained : the drapery formation clinging to the 

 rocks, being illuminated by the daylight which streamed through 

 fissures in the hillside, looked very showy. Continuing, we 

 reached a passage 3 to 4 feet wide, and sufficiently lofty for us to 

 walk upright in for some distance. At the end of the passage, 

 which terminated abruptly, was a precipitous descent into a very 

 large chamber, and this stopped further progress, as we had 

 neither ropes nor tackle for exploration. The size of this 

 chamber could not be estimated, as the magnesium light failed to 

 reveal any walls. We could see great rough masses of stalactital 

 drapery pendent from the ceiling several yards in advance of us, 

 and beyond that darkness reigned again. I was sorry that we 

 had no means of further exploring this cave, as it appeared to me 

 to offer greater prospects than any other caverns we had seen 

 there. This was the last cave we saw, and we returned after 

 having devoted four days to the actual traversing and photograph- 

 ing of the caverns. 



The foregoing description is, I think, fairly accurate, but, con- 

 sidering it is nearly nineteen years since I was there, it is possible 

 I may have forgotten some of the details. 



The route by which I reached Buchan was the same as that 

 taken by Mr. T. S. Hall, through Boggy Creek, and the only 

 thing I remember about the drive is that it was a very dreary and 

 uninteresting one, and the road was in poor condition, being very 

 soft and boggy in some places and sandy in others — not at all 

 good. 



Part III. — The Recently Discovered Cave.s. 



By W. Thorn, District Surveyor. 



The old Spring Creek Cave, which is situated on a reserve about 

 one mile south-west from the Buchan Post-Office, has been 

 known for many years, and at one time contained fine stalactites, 

 but all the crystal formations have now been destroyed by 

 visitors, and it is impossible to say what the cave was like 

 originally. 



The cave is easily accessible, and of considerable extent, con- 

 taining several lofty chambers and branches. At the end of the 

 cave there is an interesting chamber, the walls of which are 



