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thus it was this passage was discovered. — It has therefore 

 been named ' Pandora's Pass.' Due east and west by com- 

 pass from this tree, in a direct line of 336 yards (by odome- 

 trical admeasurement), were planted the fresh stones of 

 peaches brought from the colony in April last, with every 

 good hope that their produce will one day or other afford 

 some refreshment to the weary farmer, whilst on his route 

 beyond the bourne of the desirable country north of Pando- 

 ra's Pass : a like planting took place on the plains, twelve 

 miles distance north at the last marked trees, with similar 

 good wishes for their growth. A remarkably high mount 

 above the pass east, being a guide to the traveller advancing 

 south from the plains, has been named 'Direction Head.' — The 

 situation of this tree is as follows : lat. observed on the 7th 

 and 8th of June, 1823, 32^ 15' 19" S.; its longitude being 

 presumed about 149- 30' E. The party now proceed with 

 the utmost dispatch south for Bathurst. 



" Allan Cunningham. 



" June 9th, 1823." 



" Buried for the information of the first farmer who may 

 venture to advance so far to the northward as this vale, of 

 whom it is requested this document may not be destroyed, 

 but carried to the settlement of Bathurst after opening the 

 bottle." 



Mr Cunningham, having thus attained the primary ob- 

 ject of his journey,* commenced his return southerly, and 

 reached Bathurst on the evening of the 27th June, where he 

 remained till the 14th of July, for the purpose of resting his 

 men and horses, and also on account of the impracticable 

 state of the roads from the heavy rains that had lately fallen. 

 On the 21st, he returned to Paramatta. Although the 

 geographical results of this journey were so valuable to the 



See Field's Geographical Memoirs of New South Wales, p. i31> 

 for the details of this interesting journey. 



