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banks^ lined with larg-e casuarinas and flooded-g-um 

 trees^ and abundance of grass growing- in tlie valley 

 of tlie river. At this camp the feet of our horses 

 were all carefully examined by Costig*an^ who Avas 

 a blacksmith : it was also his duty to mark the 

 number of each of our camps on some adjacent 

 tree. 



Aug. Idth. — Wall rode back to see if he could 

 bring" up the horse we had left behind^ but on 

 reaching- the spot found him dead ; one of our 

 kang-aroo dogs had also stopped behind by the 

 horse, being- unable to follow us to the camp. We 

 had the g-ood luck to succeed in catchino- several 

 fish in the river, and, what was better, shot a fine 

 wallaby, which saved us another sheep. We had 

 all along- been particularly unfortunate in g-ettin^ 

 any thing- from the bush to add to our mess, not 

 having- been able either to shoot or catch any thing- 

 for some time past except a feAV pig-eons and two or 

 three brown hawks. 



The river by which we were camped was running- 

 w^est by south : below our camp it was not nearly so 

 wide as at the spot where we came upon it. Where 

 it turned through the hills its banks were rocky and 

 steep, and the bed narrow, but running- rapidty. 

 The hills here, as well as the valley of the river, 

 were well covered with g-rass. The position of the 

 camp was in about 1?" 30' south latitude, and 

 145'' 12' east longitude. 



Aug. 20fh, 2lsf, 22iid. — During the whole of 



