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jjolice in New South Wales. That great range presents 

 three principal heads, of which Mounts Riddell and Forhes 

 are the northern and southern, the central or highest heing 

 Mount Lindesay. 



Feb. 25. — The party moved to the former encampment at 

 Bullabalakit. In passing near the place, where we set up 

 our tents, on quitting the canvass boats, I sought my buried 

 specimens of rocks, and found, that for once, I had been able 

 to hide, so that the natives could not find. The treasure 

 however consisted only of stones. My notes addressed to 

 Mr. Finch, which I had hidden in trees as we advanced, 

 never escaped their notice, neither had the provisions left 

 for the use of my unfortunate courier Bombelli, at the camp 

 we now again occupied, been suffered to remain, where we 

 had cautiously buried them. All the planks of sawn timber 

 left at our old saw-pit, had been collected in a heap, and 

 partly burnt. 



From the hill over the camp, the view of the horizon was 

 at length unobscured by smoke, and I found it possible to 

 connect the distant points of the Nundawar range, with 

 those then between us and the colony. Many hills, which I 

 had not before seen to the eastward, were also visible. A 

 heavy thunder shower fell in the afternoon, and it was 

 accompanied by a violent gale of wind, which blew down Mr. 

 White's tent, and very materially injured mine. 



Feh. 26. — The party continued towards that portion of 

 the Nammoy at which we first arrived, on advancing into 

 those desolate regions, and we passed our old encampment 

 beside the barber's stock-yard near Tangulda. After travell- 

 ing about eight miles we met Mr. Brown of Wallamoul and 

 his stockman on horseback. They had followed our track 

 thus far, on the information, they had received from the native, 

 " Mr. Brown," and were proceeding to examine the barber's 

 stock-yard. They informed us, that our native guide con- 

 fessed to them, that his dread of the savage natives had in- 

 duced him to return. 



