The Coast-line 



well versed in matters relating to fossils and their 

 distribution. 



We examined the map in order to plan out our first 

 expedition, and chose our route so as to see as much as 

 possible of the country, and to obtain a general idea of 

 the outlines of its geological structure. 



One of the most prominent features of the map is the 

 Hutton River, which stretches far away inland, and is 

 navigable for the steamer for upwards of 500 miles. It 

 has also several navigable tributaries and many smaller 

 ones which we shall probably be able to ascend by boats 

 and canoes. 



Since transport by water is so much easier and more 

 convenient than by land, the river seems to offer the 

 easiest access to the interior of the country, and it also 

 possesses the advantage of enabling us to see something 

 of the structure of the country in the various gorges and 

 deep valleys which it has cut. 



Having arrived at Port Hutton, 1 near the mouth of 

 the river, we decided to spend a few days, while our 

 outfit was being transferred from the liner to our own 

 steamer, in making an investigation of the coast-line in 

 the neighbourhood, as we hoped here to get some idea 

 of the nature of the rocks which form the coastal plain, 

 and of their relation to one another. 



Near the mouth of the river the coast was low and 



sandy, as we had observed from the deck of the liner 



as we entered the estuary, and as there was the village 



of Seaview, a small watering-place, only a few miles 



distant, we arranged to take up our quarters there for 



a day or two, and spend our time in an investigation of 



1 Refer to maps, Plates XV. and XVI. 



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