74 Journey. into the Interior of New South Wales. [Jans 
the fatigues of the journey may be said to commence. Here the 
country became altogether mountainous, and extremely rugged, 
Near to the {8th mile mark (it is to be observed: that the measure 
commences from Emu Ford), a pile of stones attracted attention. 
It is close to the line of road, on the top of a rugged and abrupt 
ascent, and is supposed to have been placed there by Mr. Caley, as 
the extreme limit of his tour. Hence the Governor gave that part 
of the mountain the name of Caley’s Repulse. To have penetrated 
even so far was at that time an effort of no small difficulty. From 
henceforward to the 26th mile is a succession of steep and rugged 
hills, some of which are almost so abrupt as to deny a passage alto- 
gether; but at this place a considerably extensive plain is arrived at, 
which constitutes the summit of the western mountains; and from 
thence a most extensive and beautiful prospect presents itself on all 
sides to the eye. ‘The town of Windsor, the river Hawkesbury, 
Prospect Hill, and other objects within that part of the colony now 
inhabited, of equal.interest, are distinctly seen from hence. The 
majestic grandeur of the situation, combined with the various ob- 
jects to be seen from this place, induced the Governor to give it the 
appellation of the King’s ‘Table Land. On the S.W. side of the King’s 
Table Land the mountain terminates in abrupt precipices of im- 
mense depth, at the bottom of which is seen‘a glen, as romantically 
beautiful as can be imagined, bounded on the further side by moun- 
tains of great magnitude, terminating equally abruptly as the others, 
and the whole thickly covered with timber. The length of this 
picturesque and remarkable tract of country is about 24 miles, to 
which the Governor gave the name of the Prince Regent’s Glen. 
Proceeding hence'to the 33d mile, on the top of a hill, an opening 
presents itself on the S. W. side of the Prince Regent’s Glen, from 
whence a view is obtained particularly beautiful and grand—moun- 
tains rising beyond mountains, with stupendous masses of rock in 
the fore ground, here strike the eye with admiration and astonish- 
ment. ‘he circular form in which the whole:is so wonderfully dis- 
posed induced the Governor to give the name of Pitt’s Amphitheatre 
(in honour of the late Right Hon. William Pitt) to this offset or 
‘ranch from the Prince Regent's Glen. The road continues from 
hence for the space of 17 miles on the ridge of the mountain which 
forms one side of the Prince Regent’s Glen, and there it suddenly 
terminates in nearly a perpendicular precipice of 676 feet high, as 
ascertained by measurement. The road constructed by Mr, Cox 
down this rugged and tremendous descent, through all its windings, 
is no less than three-fourths of a mile in length, and has been exe- 
cuted with such skill and stability as reflects much credit on him, 
The labour here undergone, and the difficulties surmounted, can 
only be appreciated by those who view this scene. Jn order to per- 
petuate the memory of Mr. Cox’s services, the Governor deemed it 
a tribute justly due to him to give his name to this grand and extra- 
ordinary pass, and he accordingly called it Cox’s Pass. Having 
sescended into the valley at the bottom of this pass, the retrospec- 
