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Oa descending the range we saw on 
the left, distant about a quarter of a 
mile and hearing S. 65° W., hold escarp¬ 
ments of porphyry. At Omeo station 
we found no outcrop of rock ; hut we 
\^erc informed the lofty hills to the north 
known as “ The Brothers,” and distant 
about three miles, are of porphyry. 
Travelling from Omeo station towards 
Omeo township, we passed over about 
eight miles of plain before we struck a 
low rise of metamorphic schist; and this 
rock, with variations in character and 
texture, was observed until near Omeo 
township, where a rather soft mica- 
schist is seen. It is well exposed in 
the road-eutting above and parallel 
to the river, just before reaching the 
township, and seems hut slightly cor¬ 
rugated, aud with less quartz than is 
common. 
At Omeo we inspected Mr. Fitzgerald’s 
Dry Hill claim, which is worked by hy¬ 
draulic sluicing. The area already ex¬ 
cavated is considerable, and the “face” 
appeared to us at least fifty feet in height from the first 
floor. The claim is so situated as to have a clear out¬ 
fall, and we were assured that the results are satisfactory 
to the owner. 
The following section and plan illustrate the mode of 
occurrence of auriferous drift in this claim :— 
