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Fig. 1. Diagram, section of ground on which Ballarat West is "built, 410 



,, 2. Diagram to illustrate the varying rock strata cut through by 

 different mining companies. It represents at the top the 

 natural surface and soil ; below this the dotted bed repre- 

 sents the first rock come to, next, the shaded bed represents 

 a bed of clay, then another bed, the 2d rock, next a bed of 

 clay, below it the 3d rock, next, a bed of drift, and below it 

 the 4th rock, under which lies the gutter, the lowest 

 shaded portion forming the floor of the whole, being the 

 slaty reef, as it is termed — the original surface of the 

 country, ....... 412 



„ 3. Diagram of the run of several gold leads round Ballarat 



swamp, ....... 414 



,, 4. Diagram showing section of a gutter with level shelf on one 



side, on which gold is often found, . . . 415 



