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surveyors do, i.e., to measure a line between two fixed points. 

 The latter course was probably adopted by the " Dart" Mr. 

 Embley informs me that, happening to be in the neighbourhood 

 in 1896, he did not meet the men of the " Dart" but saw two 

 beacons which he took to mark the ends of what would obviously 

 be a useful base-line. 



Following the Macrossan Range from south to north, we have 

 already seen the portion south of the Nisbet River whittled off 

 and renamed the EMBLEY RANGE. It must have been felt, however, 

 that some slight recognition was due to the MACROSSAN RANGE'S 

 priority of sixteen years, and accordingly the name is left unaltered 

 between 13 22' and 13 32' S. (where the range is breached by the 

 Nisbet River). Eighteen eminences are distinguished in the range 

 thus restricted, viz., one of 158 feet on the left bank of the Nisbet, 

 one of 194 feet near the mouth of the river, TURREL HILL (578 

 feet) to the west of the last mentioned, one of 243 feet further 

 north, WHALE HILL (1,005 * eet > I 3 2 9' S. ; 143 32' E.), one of 

 705 feet, about 2 miles to the north, PLANT PEAK (1,602 feet, 

 13 27' S., 143 30' E.), a line of unnamed eminences 1,240, 792, 

 439, 279, 205 and 202 feet, running ENE. from Plant Peak to Cape 

 Sidmouth, one of 133 feet, 2 miles north of Plant Peak, CONE PEAK 

 (1,660 feet) 2 miles still further north, and a cluster of adjacent 

 peaks 1,512, 1,631 and 1,334 ^ eet respectively. 



North of the last- mentioned peaks, the Macrossan Range from 

 13 22' to Hays Creek becomes the HOWARD RANGE/ with peaks of 

 982, 1,005, 834, 875, 1,031 (HORN HILL), 1,504 (TABLE MOUNTAIN) 

 and 1,351 feet (HANGKLIP PEAK). 



Between Hays Creek and 13 13' S. another joint of the 

 Macrossan Range is transformed into ADAM RANGE. From south 

 to north, peaks are distinguished rising to 966, 1,268, 1,343, 1,407, 

 1,419, 1,391 and 1,430 feet (VE PEAK). On the coast, north of 

 the mouth of Hays Creek, is HAYS HILL (142 feet). It was graceful 

 to remember our first parents when honours were being distributed. 



From 13 13' to 13 1 1' S., a further section of the Macrossan 

 Range becomes the MESTON RANGE, 2 with three peaks of 1,298, 

 1,331 and 1,338 feet respectively. 



The Meston Range is succeeded by the VALLEY HILLS, covering 

 about one minute of latitude, with three eminences of 879, 900 

 and 607 feet. 



North of the Valley Hills comes the CHESTER RANGE,' (13 10' 

 to 13 5' S.), with eminences of 1,025, i>o8o, 1,098 (CHESTER PEAK), 

 1,065, 810, 955 and 790 feet. 



The next portion of the Macrossan Range (13 5" to 13 o' S.) 



1 Whether it was named before or after 1898, when Lieutenant Howard com- 

 manded the " Dart," does not appear. 



9 Aiter Archibald Meston, then Protector of Aborigines. 



8 H. M. Chester was Government Resident at Somerset and Thursday Island, 

 1876-91, and Police Magistrate at Cooktown, 1892-7. 



