368 SIR T. L. MITCHELL’S DISCOVERIES 
tains extending westward about the 25th parallel. The sur- 
rounding country is thus described :— 
* Beyond that range, whose summits are all of trap rock, 
I found. deep sand-stone gullies, and in following down one 
ofthese I reached an extensive grassy valley, which termi- 
nated on a reedy lake in a more open country. The lake 
was supplied by springs arising in a swamp at the gorge of 
the valley which supported a flowing stream of the purest 
water. This stream spread into the extensive reedy lake, and 
to my surprise, was absorbed by it, at least so as to escape 
through some subterraneous outlet, for the channel of the 
river in which the lake terminated was dry. Returning to 
the party we soon brought the carts and dray down the 
sandstone cliffs to the banks of the Salvator, and pursued 
that river downwards until I discovered, which was soon 
‘obvious, that its course turned to the eastward of north, 
consequently that we were upon a river falling to the eastern 
coast.” :. : 
- From the rugged nature of the scenes around, the name of 
Salvator had been given to this river, and to another of a 
milder character, that of Claude; they unite to form the — 
Negoa. The “smokes” showed that the good land about 
them was peopled. The Salvator was crossed in lat. 94^ ——— 
31’ S.; the Claude about 10 miles further on. The rivet — 
formed by their union flows to the N.E., and is conjectured — — 
to reach the sea about Broad Sound.* S vd im x 
_ A difficult sandstone country succeeded. On em 
from its ravines, a river, the Belyando, was struck flowing: E 
_ where first seen tothe N.W. The expedition encamped on - 
its banks in long. 147° 17ʻE. and lat. 240 S. After following fs 
werten as far north as 21? 30/ S. (two degrees within u 
tropic), it turned to the N.E., and was recognised to be the 
Cape River of Dr. Leichardt ig 14 
= have since ascertained” says Sir Thomas, “that w 
* The Mackenzie, probably, of Dr. Leichardt. 
