BY J. H. MAIDEN. 21 



the mountain : — •" I estimate the height of this mountain at 

 between 6,000 and 7,000 feet, and yet the country north and 



south appeared equally elevated The length of the 



descent was two measured miles and three-quarters, and, upon 

 first, an angle of depression of 40 degrees for 1,254 feet, we then 

 slightly ascended 4 to 6 degrees for 4,620 feet, and from thence 

 the descent in a continued straight line to the run of water at 

 the base was on various angles of 28, 32, 35, 40 and 46 degrees 

 — 8,580 feet, from which I deduce the perpendicular height to be 

 nearly 6,000 feet, which is certainly underrated." 



As far as I can ascertain, no mountain has been officially 

 called Mt. Seaview, other than Kookamerican, and this appears 

 to be probably Oxley's Sea View, but having carefully studied 

 the explorer's account of his journey, I cannot yet state that I 

 feel that the particular mountain is settled beyond all doubt. 

 The country is difficult and very mountainous, some of the moun- 

 tains being difficult to define, requiring extended acquaintance. 



I desire at this place to thank Mr. Gerald H. Halligan, Chief 

 Surveyor, Public Works Department, for his kindness in devoting 

 much time to hunting up official t-ecords in regard to Mt. Seaview, 

 and in placing the results of his investigations at my disposal. 



The great height quoted by Oxley is the foundation for the 

 statements made in more recent maps and text-books. Baron 

 von Mueller requested me to undertake the ascent of the moun- 

 tain in 1884, believing that a rich harvest of plants would be the- 

 result of exploration of so elevated a region, and, although in 

 later years he must have been aware that the height of the 

 mountain is only about one-half of what it was formerly supposed 

 to be, he still desired the ascent to be made. 



On a map of the County pf Macquarie, published by the Lands 

 Department, August, 1873, Mt. Sea View or Kookamerican is 

 stated to be 6,700 feet high. On a map of " Continental Aus- 

 tralia," by A. J. Skene, Surveyor-General of Victoria, and engraved 

 by W. Slight, dated December, 1885, the height of Seaview is 



* Journal of an Expedition, &c. (London, 1820). 



