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taken. Reached Cape Otway at 6 p.m. on 15th. Left on 

 morning of 21st across country to Colac, where they arrived 

 on evening of 24th. Passed through forest country with blue 

 gums and fern-trees ; crossed an open grass-tree flat not far 

 from the Barwon. Thence to Camperdown, Mount Elephant, 

 and Mortlake. Saw immense numbers of Native Companions 

 on swamp near Mount Shadwell. Thence to Hexham, 

 Caramut, and Penshurst. Soon after leaving Caramut the 

 country became finer and more wooded, covered with box-trees, 

 lightwoods, and wattles. Thence he went to Dunkeld, at the 

 foot of Mount Abrupt, as he desired to ascend Mount William 

 from the south-west. Traversed along the Victoria Valley, 

 and at 7 a.m. on loth May started for Mount William, but did 

 not reach top (3,825 feet) until 5.30 p.m. A heavy storm came 

 on, and had to sleep out between the rocks, so did not get back 

 to camp till nearly noon of the next day. Thence to Balmoral, 

 Cavendish, falls on Wannon (Nigretta, 61 feet), and Wannon 

 Falls (near Redruth, Si feet). Thence to Grassdale, Merino, 

 Casterton, Chetwynd, Harrow, Mount Arapiles, Horsham, 

 Longerenong, Marnoo, St. Arnaud, Quambatook, Kerang, Mount 

 Hope, Echuca, Rochester, Rushworth, Whroo, Mollison's Creek 

 (Pyalong), and Kilmore to Melbourne. 



Trip VI. — From i6th October to 23rd December, 1862. 



Left Melbourne for Wallan on i6th October, 1862. Next 

 day started for Mount Disappointment, and reached top ; 

 camped with Mr. Petty, of Geodetic Survey. Determined 

 height as 2,631 feet. Heavy rain and wind during whole 

 of night. Thence back to Upper Plenty and on to Kil- 

 more. Thence by Sydney road to Wangaratta. Considered 

 the view at Glenrowan Gap the finest he had seen in Victoria. 

 Proceeded to Beechworth, Yackandandah, to Belvoir (Wodonga). 

 Went across Murray to Albury to get information as to route 

 to Kosciusko. Advised to go by Mitta Mitta Valley to Omeo. 

 Owing to the difficult nature of the country about to be 

 traversed, left the waggon at Wodonga, and packed the instru- 

 ments on horses. Proceeded via Yabba, Snowy Creek, Mount 

 Gibbo (3,713 feet), Granite Flat, to Mount Hope (4,505 feet). 

 From View Point they got their first view of Kosciusko, and 

 M. von Guerard made a sketch of the scene. Thence to the 

 valley of the Indi at Groggan's Station (1,615 feet). Started 

 on the morning of the i8th November for the ascent of Kos- 

 ciusko. Arrived at the limit of dwarf eucalypts (6,254 feet) 

 at about 2 p.m. Obliged to camp on account of illness of 

 companions from heat, fatigue, and altitude, though the ascent, 

 compared^ with similar elevations in other parts of the world, 

 was an easy one. In the evening an immense number of 



