180 Kennedy's expedition. 



a small emu and a kang*aroo. Being* camped by 

 the side of the river, we Avere able to catch a few 

 fish, which were a most acceptable chang-e to us. 



The country throug'h which we had passed for 

 the last two days consisted of a g-ood stiff soil, w^ell 

 covered with grass, openly timbered and well 

 watered. 



Sept. 4:th and 6th. — The country continued 

 much the same, making* travelling- most difficult 

 and laborious. We were now in the vicinity of 

 Cape Tribulation. While traversing- the bed of 

 the river, in which we were in many places oblig-ed 

 to travel, we passed two very hig-h peaked hills to 

 the westward. 



Sept. 6th.— We now found the river beg-inning- 

 to run in all directions throug-h the hills, over which 

 it was impossible to travel. We were consequently 

 forced to keep in the bed of the river, our horses 

 falling- ever}^ few minutes, in consequence of the 

 slippery surface of the rocks over which they were 

 oblig*ed to pass — consisting- of dark g-ranite. 



The sterility of the hills here is much relieved 

 by the bunches of beautiful larg-e yellow flowers of 

 the Cochlos])ermum Gossypiunfiy interspersed with 

 the larg-e balls of white cotton, just bursting- fi*om 

 the seed-vessels. I collected a bag- full of this 

 cotton, wherewith to stuff our pack-saddles, as our 

 sheep did not supply us with wool enough for that 

 purpose. On these hills, too, I saw a beautiful 

 Calythrix, with pink flowers, and two or three very 



