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Nov. 6—Magazine. l É 
THE GEELONG NATURALIST. Siler ys ; 
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Papers—“ Some Facts about our Rainfall "— 
Mr. Wm. Errey 
** Origin of Botanical Names "— 
Mr. G. H. Adcock. 
Mr. H. Young elected Editor for * Magazine 
Evening," ‘and Mr. W. P. Dawson as Press 
Correspondent. 
Nov. 20—Paper—‘ The Club, the College, and Country 
Training " - - - Mr. H. Young 
Dec.  4—Paper - Rev. J. S. H. Royce, F.R.G.S. 
Dec. 18—Social Evening. 
VOLCANIC DISTRICT OF SOUTH WESTERN 
VICTORIA. 
(Continued.) 
By W. ERREY. 
The next object of interest to the geologist is Mt. Leura, 
at the foot of which Camperdown is picturesquely situated. 
'Phis mountain greatly resembles Vesuvius in its origin. 
Vesuvius stands in the crater of a larger original volcano— 
Mt. Somma. So, around Mt. Leura, one-third of the rim of 
_ the original volcano still exists, and the older crater is now 
occupied by the present mountain, and about a score of 
,smaller cones, once no doubt in simu 
perched around it. 
From Mt. Leura, old volcanic peaks can be seen in every 
direction, some rising from the lava plains, others lower, and 
with their craters at present converted into lakes—some fresh, - 
some brackish, and some salt. 
One of the most interesting sightsin viewing the volcanic Y S 
strata, is their varied appearance, both in colour, form, and 
composition. A section of the deposits of scoriæ near Mt. 
Leura reveals strata after strata, at first sight resembling 
rocks formed by the action of water, but a nearer view shows 
that to be impossible. If no other trace of the action of fire 
were present, the angular shape of the particles would show 
thatthey are not waterworn. A vertical section shows first 
one or two feet of chocolate soil, coloured by red oxide of 
iron, then a layer of several feet of loose scorie of bluish 
colour, somewhat resembling cinders from gas-works, then a 
thin band, evidently marking an intermission of the outburst, ~ 
then a few more feet, containing probably a few clinkers, 
then another layer, and so on, till a band of volcanic ash, 
ltaneous activity, are ` 
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