THE INTERIOR OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. _ 147 
Station, at a good spring and amongst good grass. Here the beaten 
track terminated, and I could gaiu no information relative to water in 
the country in advance, but was fortunately enabled to engage a native 
to accompany us, and under his guidance followed up the river on the 
following day. The latitude of Myerup was found to be 34? 8' 57" S., 
with Ellen’s Peak bearing S. 21? 15 E., and the Peak of Toolbrunup 
S.W. by S, 
Our next bivouac was at some large pools called Kybelup, eleven 
miles further on, the intermediate space being grassy in the river’s bed, 
but scrubby on extensive open downs immediately behind the valley. 
Shortly above this we quitted the Pallinup, coming from the N.W. in 
a rocky granite bed, containing pools of water nearly fresh. The grass 
in the river’s valley had by this time depreciated much both in quantity 
and quality, and, as we proceeded westward, entirely disappeared in a 
level sandy country, covered with low scrub and brushwood. In seven 
miles and a half W. by S. from our last camp, we watered at Carramup, 
a spring of good water surrounded by a small patch of grass, at this 
time very dry, growing in tolerably good soil. White Gum and Yeit 
were also now frequently met with, and at the end of five miles of grassy 
forest land, extensively fired by the natives, we encamped at a fine open 
lake of good water, 200 yards in diameter, called Toolbrun. Ducks 
were very plentiful about it, and the country around teemed with Kan- 
garoo and Emu. Here we met the families, or small tribe, to which 
our native guide belonged, and by whom we were welcomed to their 
ground. These, and all the aborigines we fell in with after leaving 
Cape Riche, were afflicted with the prevailing hooping-cough. They | 
seemed however to adopt no precautions against it, and on the other 
hand, the disease had visited them but mildly; latitude 34° 6’ 55" S. 
Next day we travelled through mostly forest country, in plains well 
grassed, and had abundance of good water, camping at the end of eleven | 
miles upon the Gordon River, in large pools of good water. Hereagain - 
we had to repeat remonstrances at the day's march being so short, but - 
all in vain, our guide (who richly deserved the appellation of ** Donkey," - 
by which he had been distinguished by the white people) paksie = 
saying the water in advance was all salt and bad ; latitude 34° 2 Mts | 
and native name Kylobunup. ; 
Throughout the 18th of January we travelled over grassy forest 
country, intersected by many small tributaries to the Gordon, in some 2 
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