in such a position as to place an imper¬ 
vious ridge across the valley near the 
top. and so produced the conditions which 
allowed the typically glacial Lake Fen¬ 
ton to form. On tne other side of the 
Mount Field East tidies smaller glaciers 
descended, forming Lakes Rayner, Xuh- 
olls, and Beattie's Tarn as a result uf 
their action. 
Turning now from the Mount Field East 
area to Mount Field West, and the imme¬ 
diate vicinity, another series of relics <»t 
the ice age are to be found. Even the 
most unobservant person cannot help br¬ 
ing struck with the unique spectacle 
which K Col presents from either suit. 
This narrow bridge which joins two large 
masses of rook lias been worn back by 
the erosive action of glaciers working 
their way from either end of it. and have 
formed a cirque on either side, the sides 
of which form a vertical drop of nearly 
1000ft On one side ti e glaciers have 
resulted in the formation of two of the 
most picturesque lakes in the park — 
l akes Helton and Belcher—whilst, on the 
Mount Field West, side the descending ice 
masse? have given conditions which al¬ 
lowed Lake Hayes to form. 
Until very recently glacial remains 
in this district had only teen noted by 
one or two observers but the researches 
ot Mr. A. X. Lewis have yielded the 
first definite information ot, the subject, 
and it is on his work that this oatline 
is based. Since the passing away of 
the glacial conditions the geological 
story of the park lias been very une^eiu- 
tul. and except for the deepening cf the 
beds of the few streams and the forma¬ 
tion of layers of colloidal clays on the 
floors of some of the lakes, litile has 
occurred which would interest even the 
most careful observer. Op other object 
of geological interest, however, must be 
mentioned, and that is the occurrence or 
a small patch of sandstone, which is to 
be seen when on the way to Mount Field 
West just after passing K Col. This 
solitary batch is just a fragment of the 
capping which once existed, most pro¬ 
bably of great thickness. The peaks 
which exist to-da\ aye mere remnants 
of great mountains. 
LAKE FENTON, LOOKING SOUTH-EAST. 
