SA THE GEELONG NATURALIST. 
scratches, we arrived at the highest point on the mount, and 
then gave three hearty cheers for the Gordon College Field 
Naturalists and Science Association, of course not forgetting 
the little party just arrived. Time, 12.15 a.m. 
We tħen commenced to carry out our plan of operation, viz., 
to signal to our friend (Mr. A. Purnell), at the College, having 
arranged our code of signals before leaving Geelong, but un- 
fortunately there was too much heat mist to allow of the signals 
being seen. We then had half-an-hour’s rest, after which we 
set to work with pick, hammer and chisel, upon the granite 
around us. We only had time to examine three different 
varieties, viz., the white, pink or red, and yellowish grey. The 
white we found to be soft and crumbly, composed chiefly of 
quartz. felspar, and hornblend (syenite). The pink or red 
soft, but rather harder than the white, composed of felspar 
porphyry; and the yellowish grey veryfine, hard, and close in grain. 
There issue large granite rock to the west of the mount, 
which we were very much interested in; it measures, as far as 
I can guess, about fifteen feet across, is of a dome shape, and is 
split right across the centre, the opening at the top being about 
one foot, going down in wedge shape. The sides of the rent for 
about one quarter of an inch are discolored (lead cology), as if a 
fire had been lit in the middle, but I could not find the least 
trace of smoke or smell. The conclusion I would draw from 
this is that it had been rent by the lightning’s flash. 
We had not been working long, before we were surrounded by 
dark and angry-looking clouds, and before we had time to 
gather up our tools, plant the name of our Association and party 
in some secure spot on the trigonometrical station, and note the 
time (1.50 p.m.), the storm of October llth, 1892, burst in all 
its fury and violence upon us. The wind blew ahurricane; the 
rain descended in torrents, and it seemed as if the cannonade of 
Heaven's artillery was levelled against us. Lightning above, 
around and beneath us; the thunder peeling and crashing in 
ourears. Our progress downward was very slow ; almost every 
step we took was lit up by the lightning's awful flash, bringing 
us often to a complete standstill, in fact we did not know what 
to do for the best, the storm being truly terrible. However, we 
kept on our homeward journey, and and when about half-way 
over the plain the rain ceased at 6.5 p.m., and thankful we were 
when we saw the break in the clouds revealing a little blue 
sky, and away in the eastern sky we observed the glorious rain- 
bow in all its beauty, bespeaking to us the storm had passed. 
Little River reached 7.45. We anxiously awaited the 8.26 train; 
time passed pleasantly at the station, the welcome whistle of the 
engine was heard, our train drew up, and three-quarters of an 
hour brought us home in safety.— We reported ourselves at the 
College, 9.15 p.m., all well. 
