56 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 
from the shore some miles, leaving a large flat, lightly timbered. 
Immediately on descending on to the sands, we crossed a fresh 
running creek. We then kept for about a mile along the sands of 
Oberon Bay, when we came to another creek. This we did not cross, 
but turning to our left soon struck a track which, in a distance of 
two or three miles through small timber, brought us again to the 
telegraph line, and at the same time to a creek. It was now dark, 
so here we camped for the night. We had come that day, leaving 
out of account the ascent of Mount Oberon, about six miles. 
The next morning we crossed the creek, or rather two creeks close 
together, and ascended the hill on the other side, known as Martin’s 
hill, which- drought us out on top of a high open plateau with hills 
all round, covered with boulders. Several times we descended into 
thick wooded valleys, through which flowed fine streams of clear 
cold water, shaded by tree ferns. About mid-day we came out upon 
the brow of Mount Southern overlooking the lighthouse. It is upon 
a rocky point rising boldly out of the sea to a height of some 350 
feet, but it appeared a long way below us as we looked down upon 
it. Out to sea was an archipelago of islands, the Rodonda, the 
Ansers, Hogan Island, the Moncure Islands, and others. There was 
no sign of the hand of man anywhere, except in the track and 
telegraph descending the mountain side, and the few acres of land 
on the top of the point on which stood the lighthouse. We did 
not at onee descend, but returned to the last creek we had crossed 
bus a little way back, where we unloaded our packs and left our 
horse. We then went downto thelighthouse. Here we found that 
our intended visit had been telegraphed from Forster, and that we 
were the first party of tourists, as far as was known, who had ever 
visited the place by land. Mr. Gregory recognised Mr. Martin, the 
lighthouse-keeper, as having seen him at Cape Otway five years 
before. After viewing the lighthouse and its surroundings we re- 
turned to the creek where we had left our packs and camped for the 
night. We had come that day about six miles. 
Phe next day we returned by the road by which we had come, and 
camped on a creek in a gully on Mount Leonard. 
The next day we returned to Yanakie, where we were again 
kindly entertained by Mr. Miller. 
The next day My. Robinson }orrowed a horse and rode on ahead. 
The party was thus reduced to two, who continued to return by the 
way by which we had come until we had passed the head of Shallow 
Inlet. We then took a track which turned off from the telegraph line 
to the left, and after crossing Dividing Creek, which runs into the head 
of Sh allow Inlet, separated into two, the left-hand turning going south 
to Irazer’s station, the right goimg north of east over the Hoddle 
Range to the mouth of the Tarwin, at the head of Anderson’s Inlet. 
This latter we took. It lay across heathy plains, gradually rising 
