238 BUGOLONG STATION^. 



around resembled an extensive park. The grass 

 was luxuriant and verdant, having not yet been 

 parched by the summer heats ; and travelling 

 was now^ very agreeable. • After passing " Dur- 

 ramgullen," (a station belonging to Mr. Barber,) 

 and Downing Hill, or Mountain,* (a conspicuous 

 object from all parts of the Yas Plains,) I arrived 

 at " Bugolong," a cattle station, at the distance 

 of thirteen miles from Yas, belonging to Mr. 

 Hunt, but better known as " Carrol's Station, ^ 

 from the name of the overseer or stock-keeper in 

 charge. 



I remained here a short time to refresh the 

 horse, as at this station there was abundance of 

 fine grass. The roads were now good ; but in 

 the winter season, during wet weather, are almost 

 impassable. The country in its general ap- 

 pearance is broken, but very picturesque ; 

 abounding in grass, but in most parts too moist 

 for sheep, although excellent for cattle, which 



* Upon this mountain, and some other parts of the hilly 

 country in the vicinity, but not, I believe, very common, is a 

 species of kangaroo rat ; (" Narru " of the aborigines ;) but 

 I was not sufficiently fortunate to pi'ocure a specimen. 



f Most of the stations in the interior have the native 

 names of the place given them ; but they are often better 

 known by the name of the stock-keepers in charge, as in the 

 above instance, to which many others might be added. 



