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Unawarooa from a small creek just above. In this day's 

 progress we had two views of the mountains of Tippoo- 

 rah and Monarocara ; the ridges appear to run S. E. and 

 N. W., and their northern faces seem about 2,000 feet 

 high, the half of which is in an angle of 75** and the 

 lower or debris 45'*. They differ in this from the moun- 

 tains of the Massaroony which are perfedlly precipitous 

 on their N. faces, though the rock appears similar, and 

 they are covered with stunted trees to their summits and 

 along them. They terminate at the South bank of the 

 river, nor have I seen any indication of hills worthy the 

 name of Mountains on the North side. At this place I 

 found a prismatic ca6lus, parasitical, with long flower 

 stalks shooting from the base of the new joints ; I looked 

 in vain for a duplicate. 



17th day. Started at 65, course S. W. At 7I course 

 S. by W. —at 25 min. to 9, Coopeyrey Creek, N. shore — 

 at 10 the great sand of Maypuribaud, course S. W. — at 

 20 m. to 12, course W. by N. — At one reached the 

 Accaway settlement of Awara-pooty and slept there — 

 river black — sailed all day. Level 400 feet— distance 

 268 miles. 



We found here a bell from one of the deserted mis- 

 sions —a cooloo and a red rumped powis, both common 

 in the Wayeena and Barema rivers. 



The people of this settlement, except 2 or 3 women, 

 were all up the river at a Piworry feast, we procured 

 however fresh bread and a few yams. 



18th day. Started at 6.20, course W. by N. — at 12 m. 

 to 8, course S. W. — at 8^ N. W. — at 9 Cateeyu, a Spanish 

 Military post in the Royalist time — 9^ Corooma Creek, 

 N. shore. The water of this creek is as muddy as that of 



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