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until the fault that underlies it, and that cuts everything off, was reached. 
Where this indicator was intersected by quartz spurs that are of later 
origin than the indicators, gold was found, and in places the quartz was 
rich in gold. As this is an eastern “ indicator,” and a bed running with 
the other beds, the continuation of it must recur at the same distance to 
the west of centre-country as the Caledonian is to the east of centre- 
country, as shown in the section. To the north of the portion shown on 
the plan the Caledonian indicator widens out from centre-country, and 
also southward, which implies a southerly pitch for the northern part and 
a northerly pitch for the southern part. 
The shaft, 125 feet deep, is well placed for working the continuation 
of the Caledonian indicator above the fault, but not well placed for 
working the series of indicators below the fault. For this purpose it 
should be 90 feet further to the west. 
The section through the deepest shaft, and the site of the present 
workings, has what the owners state is the Caledonian indicator in the 
bottom. They have worked this indicator for some distance below the 
fault, and should be in a position to recognise it. Accepting this as the 
Caledonian indicator, the section represents the “indicator” near to and 
on the eastern side of centre-country, which has been located as shown, and 
a little work done on it. It also shows the Caledonian eastern indicator, 
as worked down to the fault, and another small indicator that occurs 6 feet 
further to the east than the Caledonian. No work has been done except 
on the eastern “ indicators,” so that the position of the western “ indi¬ 
cators ” is approximate only. The section will serve to show the great 
resources in gold of the Wedderburn gold-field, and how little has yet 
been done to develop them; for, wherever these “indicators” are cut bp 
quartz veins, there is a chance of gold being found. 
[Report sent in 31 st March , 1905.] 
THE DAYLESFORD GOLD-FIELD. 
(no. 8 ON LOCALITY MAP.) 
By E. ]. Dunn , F.G.S., Director , Geological Survey. 
At Daylesford the stratified rocks consist of sandstones, slates, and 
mudstones of Ordovician age. These are covered over in a sporadic 
manner by basaltic flows, and there are several points of eruption within 
a few miles of the town. Judging by the appearance of, the stratified rocks 
where they are exposed in cuttings, &c., they appear mostlv to belong to 
the Castlemaine zone. When altered by surface action they do not show 
the brilliant red, yellow, and other tints that are characteristic of the No. 
1 zone of Bendigo. They are generally greyish, or of pale yellow, or pink 
tints, and the soil derived from them is either grey or of vellowish-grey 
colour. Some belong to the Bendigo zone. 
Fossils (graptolites) obtained by Mr. W. H. Ferguson from the Vic¬ 
toria Cornish mine are recognised by Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., as identical 
with graptolites that occur in the upper portion of the No. 1 zone of 
Bendigo. The fossils were found on the waste tip from the engine-shaft, 
and are probably from the bottom cross-cut, 966 feet from the surface, and 
therefore, perhaps, in the upper beds of No. 1 zone on the anticline. 
In structure this country resembles Bendigo as regards the succession 
of anticlinal and synclinal folds; but at Daylesford the folds appear to be 
much closer together. In some cases the interval between the anticlines. 
