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travertine limestone, which is often several yards in thickness, 
and rests upon limestone rubble and marls. The travertine 
material has, in most cases, fallen on the lower face of the cliffs, 
forming a talus, overgrown with scrubby vegetation, entirely 
obscuring the beds that may be beneath the calcareous cap ; but 
there can be little doubt that the glacial beds underlie much of 
the travertine of the north coast, as the retreating cliffs have left 
a great number of large erratics strewn along the beach, in vary- 
ing numbers, as far as my observation extended westwards. 
In a little bay, about three-quarters of a mile on the western 
side of Point Marsden, where the sandstone outcrop is partially 
interrupted by a sandy beach, there is a remarkable assemblage 
of these ice-travelled stones. It was not difficult at this point to 
stand in one position and count 20 large granite boulders within 
easy sight. In a closely connected group were the following :— 
A rounded mass of pink granite, 4 ft. by 2 ft. 6in., split in 
two; a similar rock close by, 2 ft. by 1 ft.; grey granite, 3 ft. by 
1 ft. 9 in.; pink granite, 2 ft. 6 in. by 1 ft. 7 in.; grey granite, 
2 ft. by 1 ft. On the seaward side of this group was an immense 
block of pinkish granite, which had been broken into several 
pieces, but which originally had measured 12 ft. by 6 ft. In 
addition to the granite boulders, there were travelled stones of 
various kinds, quartzites being in equal numbers with the 
granites. 
After rounding White Point, the extreme roughness of the 
coast, together with the excessive heat, compelled me to climb 
the cliffs and make my way through the scrub until Emu Bay was 
reached. Emu Bay may be said to be one of the finest stretches 
of hard sand, with deep water close in, to be found in the colony. 
Tt is three miles in extent, and contains a few boulders, particu- 
larly on its western side. Near Mr. Bates’ farmstead, which is 
close to the beach, there is a bank of shingle that exhibits a 
great variety of stones, including rolled pebbles of the breccia 
beds described below. Erratics, some of which are of consider- 
able size, can be seen scattered over the paddocks following the 
valley of the Emu Bay Creek, through Mr. Snelling’s farm, and 
extending southwards, beyond the main road from Queenscliffe, 
forming a continuous stretch of boulder clay from Emu Bay to 
Rettie’s Bluff and Salt Lagoon, already referred to, a distance of 
eight miles. Some fine examples of granite boulders occur in 
Mr. Mitchell’s paddocks, near the head waters of the Emu Bay 
Creek. 
Smith's Bay.—F rom Emu Bay to Smith’s Bay the coast is rugged, 
with high cliffs of sandstone. On the eastern side of Smith’s Bay 
there is an excellent section of boulder clay (see Plate IV). It is 
overlain by a thick formation of travertine-limestone and rubble, 
