Geology 



Of the five men we brought with us, two had gone 

 down to Lyell, two were with us, and the remaining one 

 was left in charge of the stores at the main camp. 



Penetrating the dry valley beyond the point where 

 we were compelled to turn back on the previous day, 

 we eventually came to the foot of a second cliff, in this 

 instance only 60 feet in height, which bore signs of 

 having been, like the larger one below, the site of a 

 waterfall (Plate IX.). 



Ascending with little difficulty, we again traversed 

 a dry valley with a third cliff and dried-up waterfall at 

 its head. Here, however, were signs that water had 

 recently flowed, there being accumulations of mud and 

 dry twisted grass and sticks amongst the stones which 

 formed a crater-like hollow at the foot of the cliff. 



Above this third fall the valley was again continued 

 towards the north-east, but there was no lichen on the 

 rocks of the valley floor, and signs of the recent action 

 of running water were everywhere evident. 



We decided to spend the night in a sheltered nook 

 near the foot of this third cliff. A small recess in the 

 limestone formed a natural fire-place, and sufficient fuel 

 to last the night was to be found amongst the debris at 

 the foot of the fall. 



Towards sun-down heavy clouds began to collect on 

 the hills and a few rolls of distant thunder warned us 

 that we might get a wetting before the morning, as the 

 light tent we had with us, though it was sufficient to 

 protect us from the dew or even a shower, was useless 

 to turn a heavy downpour. 



Under these circumstances we made a hasty explora- 

 tion of our immediate neighbourhood to endeavour to 



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