220 HISTORY OF 



mountain natives, could not comprehend any 

 thing the woman said, nor could she understand 

 one single word spoken by him. 



" These natives were clothed with skins of 

 animals, reaching from their shoulders to their 

 heels, which had a very pleasing effect, 



ff The 29th, they travelled 24 miles in the 

 same direction. The first four miles the coun- 

 try was not good, being rocky and covered 

 with low shrubs, and intersected with creeks, 

 appearing to run towards some river. At the 

 head of these creeks they saw several water falls, 

 one fell 40 feet, and two others 20 feet each. 

 They now proceeded Northward 12 miles, in- 

 tending to get round the heads of the creeks ; 

 but fell in with more. They then determined 

 to keep W. S. W. but found, the country rocky 

 and barren. They then saw a tree which they 

 had not before noticed, about the size of an 

 apple tree, the leaves of which were of a light 

 blue, and the bark resembled that valuable pro 

 duction of nature, the mahogany tree. 



" The party were now nearly exhausted, hav- 

 ing had nothing to eat for two days, except 

 rat." Wilson was willing to go forward ; but his 

 companions were now become very unwell, and. 

 wished themselves safe home again. 



".The 30th, they continued \6 miles in the 

 same direction of W. S. W. In the course or* 

 the day they fell in with the head of a river 

 nearly as large as the Hawkesbury, appearing to, 

 run from S. E. to N.W. Its banks were so 

 rocky and steep, that thev would have found. 



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