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abounded ; but those who made the assertion 

 have yet to learn ' ' that it is not all gold that 

 glitters," for on examination the glittering par- 

 ticles are found to be merely talc. When a well 

 was about to be sunk, at a distance from three 

 to four hundred yards from the banks of this 

 river, opposite to, and not far distant from, Mr. 

 Warby's farm, at a depth of thirteen feet, in an 

 alluvial soil, a quantity of charcoal was found, 

 and at a further depth of twenty feet more was 

 discovered. 



Abundance of " river cod" was taken from 

 the river, and I had usually plenty of fine fish 

 as long as I remained in this or the Tumat 

 countries, in those parts adjacent to the fine 

 rivers. Aquatic fowl were not less abundant, 

 more especially the " Black duck," or " Buddin- 

 bong," of the natives ; a species of teal, the 

 " Towrodey" of the natives, and " Wood ducks," 

 (which from their peculiar note the aborigines 

 name Ku-naruk, resembling the sound those 

 birds utter,) all afforded an excellent meal, 

 oftentimes even with the addition of green peas, 

 as most of the stations have small vegetable 

 gardens attached to them. The " Wild tur- 

 key" of the colony, Kumbul of the natives, 

 (a species of bustard,) is occasionally seen 

 about this part of the country and Yas Plains, 



