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break up. When the residue is quite dry again, a little is 
sprinkled ona dark surface, such as a school slate, and the 
small specimens are picked up with a camel-hair brush, wetted 
between the lips. Theeocene clays are very rich in small fossils, 
such as foramiinfera, sponge spicules, polyzoa, and small mollus- 
can shells, which may be mounted dry, as opaque objects for the 
microscope, or be kept in small glass tubes plugged with cotton 
wool at each end. à 
Should any members of the club take in washing of this 
kind I shall be glad to examine any stylasterids as there are sure 
to be many more not yet described, and I suffer from lack of 
material. 
EXCURSION TO THE YOU YANGS. 
By A. WirsoN. 
Our party left Geelong on the morning of the 11th October, 
1892, by the 8.15 train for Melbourne, and after a good run 
of three-quarters of an hour, we arrived at Little River, our 
destination. Perhaps it will be well here to state the number 
of our party; we were three all told, viz., Mr. W. Hillier, 
Master E. Wilson, and myself. Having arrived at Little River, we 
enquired of the stationmaster the best route for the mountain, 
and he very courteously directed us, and gave us much useful 
information. Having shouldered our luggage, tools, refresh- 
ments, etc., we set off to cross the plains, the mount being some 
five miles distant. Everything went well for a time, the morn- 
ing being fine, with a fresh breeze, the wing blowing S.E., but 
bofore we had covered a mile and a half, we had the wind due 
north, with a piercing hot sun, making the journey tedious; 
there being no shelter, till within half-a-mile from the mount, 
and here we rested and refreshed ourselves under the friendly 
shade of the old native sheoak. Having rested, we felt prepared 
to overcome almost every obstacle, so set off again in high 
spirits to ascend to the highest point on the mount. My friend, 
Mr. H., taking one route to the left, my son and I keeping a 
little to the right, our object being to examine the springs, 
which come from the face of the rocks. We examined some 
fine springs, the water coming up very slowly, and trickling over 
the rocks. Its motion being very slow, we could not observe 
any movement in its flow; the water is pure, there being no 
perceptible taste of mineral in it, but analysis, I think, would 
show presence of iron, by the red deposit that I found round one 
of the springs. Having spent some time at the springs, we 
pushed on, not without some difficulty, each of our party coming 
down on his knees several times, through the slippery under- 
growth, but fortunately we were well protected by good stout 
leggings. Half way up we found the heat more intense, but 
still we pushed onward; and after a few more tumbles and 
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