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37 feet. Tlie course of the " Mulueriiidie," from the junc- 

 tion of the " Peel" to that of the "' Conadilly," is somewhat 

 to the southward of west. Below the junction of the " Co- 

 nadilly," where the well known native name is the " Nam- 

 moy, " it pursues a north-west course. The men threw in 

 their lines, but caught during the day only two fishes, similar 

 to those we obtained at Perimbungay. The alluvial bed of 

 the stream consisted of marl, fragments of red quartz, and 

 other rocks. A very hard yellow calcareous sandstone also 

 occurred in the bank. 



J}ec. 17. — Leaving the ground at an early hour, the party 

 travelled for about two miles along the river bank, the 

 stream appearing deeper and broader as we proceeded. Six 

 miles on, we came upon a narrow branch from the river, 

 which we avoided by turning a little to the right. We next 

 i-eached a very large stock-yard, which the natives said had 

 belonged to " George the Barber," meaning the bushranger. 

 We saw besides, the remains of a house, the " gunyas," or 

 huts, of a numerous encampment of natives ; and the bones 

 of bullocks were strewed about in great abundance, plainly 

 enough shewing the object of the stock-yard, and that of the \ 

 Barber's alliance with the aborigines of these parts. The 

 whole country was on fire ; but although our guide fre- 

 quently drew our attention to recent footmarks, we could not 

 discover a single native. 



We encamped near this stock-yard, beside a lagoon of still 

 water, which was as broad and deep as the main stream. 

 The water was nearly on a level with the surface of the sur- 

 rounding country, and was obviously sup])lied fi'om the over- 

 flowings of the Nammoy, then at some distance to the west- 

 ward. We caught some small fish, two of them being of a 

 rather singular kind, resembling an eel in tlic liead and 

 shape of the tail, although as short in proportion to their 

 thickness as most other kinds of fish. (Fig. 2. pi. G. page 

 44.)* We found granular felspar in the bank. The pic 

 • For a description of tliis lisli, sec jiote to th. 6. puge Oo. 



