33$ HISTORY OF 



mish; they afterwards proceeded up the opening, 

 which proved to be a river leading to the Glass- 

 House peaks. These peaks stood on the low 

 flat ground, much within the mountains, and 

 as far as could well be judged, had a volcanic 

 appearance, as a quantity of pumice-stone was 

 found lying at the high- water mark on the 

 shore, where Lieut. Flinders landed to mark the 

 nature of the country, not being able to pro- 

 ceed in his boat. 



Among the most common trees there was 

 one differing from any at Port Jackson. The 

 leaves were of a dark hue, and bore resemblance 

 to the pine. The wood on being cut smelt of 

 turpentine, which exuded where the bark had 

 been wounded. The external part was white, 

 but the body was of a reddish brown, the bark 

 resembling that of the iron bark-tree at Port 

 Jackson. 



The blue gum, she-oak, and cherry tree of 

 Port Jackson were also here, and one with the 

 leaves of the gum tree, but with the soft bark 

 of the tea tree, and the soil it grew in was sandy. 

 Fearing the natives might surprise them among 

 the trees, they did not go far from the beach. 



Several huts, from 12 to 15 feet in length, 

 were standing near each other. They appeared 

 Jike a covered archway, rounded at the end. 

 The roofs, and way of securing them, were 

 nearly the same as those in Shoal Bay ; but 

 these had no curved entrance to keep out the 

 weather, nor was the hut smaller in that part 

 than elsewhere, the sides and roof were equally 



