OCCURRENCE OF RESINOUS EARTH. 409 
so a portion of the the resin acids wassublimed. A crystal- 
line sublimate was obtained which from tests applied 
indicated benzoic acid. A larger portion of the original 
material was then sublimed through paper in a suitable 
apparatus, and sufficient acid thus obtained to enable it to 
be purified. It gave the tests for benzoic acid, and melted 
at 121° O. 
A similar resinous earth from near Ourimbah, New South 
Wales, supplied by Mr. B. E. Broué, had all the properties 
of the above. It ignited readily and burnt with a smoky 
flame and asimilar odour. The resin was readily extracted 
by alcohol, and when dry resembled in all respects the resin 
from the Nambucca River. It melted at the same tempera- 
ture. The amount of material available did not permit of 
a complete examination. 
In the Annual Report of the Department of Mines, N.S. 
Wales for 1890, page 308, Mr. J. C. H. Mingaye, F.1.c., 
reports on a substance from Bowra, in the Nambucca 
District, which was apparently of a somewhat similar 
nature. 
