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Mr. R. L. Jack, f.g.s., Government Geologist of Queensland, 

 has given an interesting description of the hot mound springs on 

 the Einasleigh River, Queensland. There are five shallow wells 

 there, from which the water flows copiously, having a temperature 

 only slightly below boiling point. The mineral deposited from 

 these springs has formed a mound of calcareous tufa or travertine 

 fifteen feet high and two hundred and sixty yards in circumfer- 

 ence. The mound is terraced with successive basins or cups. 



Mr. J. W. Boultbee, Officer-in-Charge of the Water Conservation, 

 Department of Mines, New South Wales, informs the Author that 

 to the list of mud springs already given for New South Wales the 

 following may be added : — Bingewilpa on Yancannia Station ; 

 Native Dog (or Courallie), Kullyna, and Lila Springs, on Bourke- 

 Barringun Road ; Youngerrina, Yantabulla, Warroo, and Boon- 

 goonyarra on the Bourke to Hungerford Road ; Peri Springs,, 

 and Goonery Springs. 



References. — The Author has to express his indebtedness to 

 the following : — 



(1) Abbott, W. E. — Water Supply in the Interior of New South 



Wales — Journ. R. Soc. N. S. Wales, 1884, Vol. xviii., pp. 

 85-111. 



(2) Anderson, William, Geological Surveyor — Water Supply of 



Broken Hill, Govt. Printer, Sydney — Annual Report Dept. 

 of Mines, 1891. 



(3) Boultbee, J. W., Officer-in-Charge of Water Conservation, New 



South Wales — Report on Artesian Boring, Govt. Printer, 

 Sydney 1892. 



(4) Brown, H. Y. L., f.g.s. — Report on the Albert Gold Field 



District, Govt. Printer, Sydney, 1881. 



(5) Gillett — Exploration in Western Australia between Northam 



and Eucla in 1887 — Proc. R. Geogr. Soc. Australasia, 1892, 

 Vol. v., No. 3, pp. 74 - 80. 



(6) Henderson, J. B. — Report of the Hydraulic Engineer on 



Water Supply, Govt. Printer, Brisbane, 1891. 



