THE 



QUAETERLY JOURNAL 



OF 



THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF 



THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



November 1, 1854. 



John William Dawson, Esq., William Cunnington, Esq., William 

 Henry Mortimer, Esq., and John Henry Murchison, Esq., were 

 elected Fellows. 



The following communications were read : — 



1. On the Occurrence o/'Gold in the Trap Dykes intersecting the 



DiCYNODON STRATA of SoUTH AfRICA. By R. N. RuBIDGE, 



Esq., M.B. 



[In a letter to Sir R. I. Murchison, V.P.G.S.] 



In the early part of this year some rumours arose of the discovery of 

 gold near Smithfield, a newly established town in the Orange River 

 Sovereignty. It was stated, that some persons, riding over a flat, 

 had seen some fine specimens of quartz, turned up by a jackal in 

 scratching a hole in the earth. The quartz brought in as a curiosity 

 was recognized by a person who had been in Australia as similar to 

 that found in the gold regions of that country. This induced search, 

 which was at length rewarded by the finding of gold in several spots ; 

 and, a portion of the quartz first found being broken, a piece of gold 



vol. XI. — PART I. B 



