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were feeding, was seen. The trees near the 

 river, from being constantly refreshed by the 

 water, had a vividness of foliage, which en- 

 livened the prospect, and imparted a smiling ap- 

 pearance to the country : travelling was ex- 

 cellent ; but the places now passed with so much 

 facility, are, during the heavy rains in winter, 

 overflown, and rendered nearly, if not totally 

 impassable. 



After crossing several creeks, (emptying them- 

 selves into the stream of the Tumat,) and riding 

 about eight or ten miles, I arrived at a moun- 

 tainous range, called " Mejungbury," upon 

 which were growing large quantities of a species 

 of Callitrys, called the " Murrumbidgee pine" 

 by the colonists, from having been seen first 

 on the hills in the vicinity of that river : it 

 is named Kara by the aborigines. The timber 

 is described as close-grained and durable : the 

 native blacks use it for fish-spears, on account 

 of its lightness, which occasions it to float on 

 the surface of the water : the white and rather 

 fragrant gum-resin which exudes spontaneously 

 in tears or drops from the trunk, is also used 

 by them for several purposes ; and the largest 

 tree I saw about this range was tltirty-five feet 

 in elevation, and one to one and a half feet in 

 diameter. 



