INDIRECT(ADDRESS(...)) in ranges

I need to find the minimum value of a range which starts in C10 and ends n rows below. The number n is the result of a counter located in A1. I would expect following formula to work:
MIN(C10:ADDRESS(($A$1+9),3))
but it doesn't. I must write:
MIN(C10:INDIRECT(ADDRESS(($A$1+9),3)))
and I find that strange, because the INDIRECT-statement means the content of lowermost cell in the range and not the cell itself

Can anyone explain why it works this way?

The result shall appear in Sheet 'Dist' whith the raw data in sheet 'ChanA'. When I know the limits of the range I can write in sheet 'Dist':
=MIN(ChanA!C10:C73)
and that works perfectly. But my data varies and I have built in a counter in A1 to give the limit of the range, so I try with:
=MIN(ChanA!C7:INDIRECT(ADDRESS($A$1+9,3)))
but it results in an error.
The same value is in A1 in both sheets.
What can I do about it?


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