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the landscape rather uninteresting from the N.N.E., down the 

 valley of the Snowy River to the S. along the whale-backed 

 ridge running from the summit. But from the N.N.W. to 

 the S.S.VV. the view is over the wooded valleys of the Gehi 

 and the Indi, and across the great expanse of mountains in 

 Benambra and Bogong in Victoria ; in these directions glorious 

 views were obtained. During our return to camp sleet came 

 on, and the hairs on our faces became frozen together. Near 

 Ram's Head Peak we were surprised to see what we all believed 

 to be a Rabbit. It ran across our track for about loo yards and 

 disappeared among some rocks. We reached camp about dusk, 

 and again tied up the horses, though with guilty consciences. The 

 poor beasts were shivering, and the hair on their bodies standing 

 straight out. We passed an unpleasantly cold night, shivering 

 and dozing fitfully, for sleep was out of the question, and were 

 right glad to welcome the daylight. 



31st March. — Fortunately the morning broke fine, and 

 developed into a lovely day, with scattered clouds floating about. 

 Mr. Thorn and I set off once more to the mount. This time, 

 on reaching the plateau, we went northwards, crossed a small 

 grassy plain half a mile long, and before getting down the steep 

 fall into Kosciusko valley, clambered over large blocks of granite, 

 which give the place the appearance of the " Ploughed Field " of 

 Mt. Wellington, Tasmania. We examined parts of the eastern 

 side and floor of the valley, and found the former to be littered 

 with masses of granite and indurated slates and sandstones, while 

 the latter consists of these indurated sediments, covered with 

 large blocks of granite and a detritus consisting of boulders, 

 pebbles, gravel, &c. All these sedimentary rocks dip to the 

 east at high angles. The presence of these masses of granite, far 

 out on an area of sedimentary rocks, points to a glacial origin for 

 them. Moreover, the valley, terminating in a very steep outfall 

 to the south, is a broad one, with a flat floor — a U-shaped valley — 

 in which the present stream — the Leatherjacket — has cut a shallow 

 channel. The eastern side has no well defined gully cutting into 

 it, but possesses numerous small, narrow channels, which seam its 

 slope. The western side consists of a line of disconnected bluffs, 

 once continuous, but eaten through apparently by backward 

 corrasion from the lower regions of the mount. The evidence 

 points to a geologically recent period for the denudation, such as 

 would be accounted for on the assumption that in recent times a 

 glacier filled the valley. Undoubted glacial evidence has been 

 adduced by Mr. R. Helms, in 1893,* and by Professor David, 

 B.A., F.R.S., and Messrs. E. F. Pittman, A.R.S.M., and R. 



* " On the Recently Observed Evidences of an Extensive Glacier Action at 

 Mt. Kosciusko Plateau," Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., viii., part 3, Oct., 

 1893. 



