108 LEAVE BLUE MOUNTAINS. 



native land, subject themselves to a second 

 punishment, when, by good conduct, they could 

 become, not only useful members of society, but 

 attain independent and comfortable circum- 

 stances for life. 



Having left the Blue Mountain range by this 

 splendid pass, the features of the country were 

 not found to be materially changed, excepting 

 the occasional appearance of granitic masses, 

 and several trees and plants not seen on the 

 Sydney side of the range. One species of 

 Banksia was very abundant, its foliage resem- 

 bling that of the rosemary, (B. rosmarinifolia ?) 

 and the subgenus of the Eucalyptus with white 

 and opposite leaves, which contain a large quan- 

 tity of camphorated oil, was now abundantly 

 seen, as well as Lobelia, Gnapthalium, and other 

 flowering plants. At noon we arrived at Collet's 

 inn, were we refreshed ourselves and horses, 

 after a long ride of twenty-two miles from the 

 " Weather-boarded Hut.'' 



About two P.M. we proceeded on our journey 

 to visit " Dabee," an estate, the property of our 

 travelling companion, Mr. Edward Cox. The 

 road we had to pass was not of the most agree- 

 able description " either for man or horse," 

 having a descent into deep vallies, and a corres- 

 ponding ascent up steep acclivities ; but, fortu- 



