m 
Similar volcanic ashes and lava-bods extend from Stewart’s Creek to Alligator Creek, 
^nd form Mount Louisa, Capo Pallarenda on the western extremity, and Cape Cleveland 
on the eastern extremity of Cleveland Bay, as well as the western corner of Magnetic Island. 
The groat thickness of alluvium which covers the stratified rocks north of the 
Aboriginal Eeserve has hitherto formed an insuperable difficulty in the way of ascer- 
taining whether workable coal-seams exist in the neighbourhood of Townsville. The 
of the Caledonia Company’s Bore is only about thirty-five feet above the sea-level, 
out the alluvium has been ascertained by numerous shallow bores in the vicinity to be 
I'om eighty to one hundred and ton feet in thickness. 
A bore recently sunk by the Caledonia Coal Company, about half-a-mile south of 
adit above referred to, gives the following section : — 
rt. in. 
Surface ... 38 0 
Sand and stones (water-bod) ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 0 
Gravel and boulders... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 28 0 
Porphyry ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 0 
Hough grey sandstone 8 0 
Hough sandstone 6 0 
Bark-brown sandstone ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 0 
Coal 0 6 
Sandstone and shales 2 6 
Bark rock 6 0 
Blue post (or lava) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... IV 0 
Sandstone 5 0 
Sandy shale with thin vein of coal , 2 6 
Conglomerate ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 0 
Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 
Sandstone with vein of coal ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 6 
Shale.s and sandstone ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 
Conglomerate ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 3 
Sandstone and shales ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 10 
Shale with coal- vein.s ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 9 
Sandstone and shale ... ... ... .. ... ... ... 1 0 
Conglomerate ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 0 
Pine conglomerate ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 4 
Blue post (or lava) 1 3 
Sandstone 8 0 
Coal 0 11 
Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 
Shales and sandstone with thin hand of coal 4 6 
Shale 1 0 
Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 0 
Shale with thin band of coal ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 6 
Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 9 
Shale ... 0 7 
Conglomerate ... 2 6 
Blue post (or lava) .’ 3 0 
Sandy shale 16 
Blue post (or lava) 10 
Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 6 
Sandy shale ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 3 
Blue post (or lava) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ^ ^ 
Sandstone (brown, micaceous) 1 6 
273 0 
