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and with. whicTi is grouped three other smaller sheets, 

 two at the tail of the horse, and the third upon the ridge 

 between its back and the next group. This follows at a dis- 

 tance of a mile and a-half, and consists of four lakes, the two 

 largest of which lie in a deep hollow, beneath King William 

 the Second. The larger of the two is Lake Eufus, which is 

 too far to the south iu the uiap ; it is a fine sheet some two 

 miles round, I should say, but is not so pretty as the smaller, 

 circular lake, lying higher into the gorge. This lake is 

 without a name, and I bestowed on it that of "Lake Anne." 

 The waters of Lake George and Lake Eufus both drain into 

 the Derwent by the Guelph River, a small stream meandering 

 across the plain, and joining the queen of Tasmanian rivers 

 north of Mount Hobhouse. A slight rise in the plain 

 towards the south forms the water-shed between the Derwent 

 and the Gordon, which latter rises in the next system of 

 lakes, defined by the name of Lake Richmond, and lying close 

 beneath the range, and between King William the Second 

 and Third. I did not explore the plateau far enough to the 

 south to view Lake Richmond, and cannot say whether it is a 

 solitaiy sheet or not. It is probably fed by a stream de- 

 scending into it from the plateau above, or it could scarcely 

 furnish enough water for the source of such a stream as the 

 Gordon. 



The waters of the upper lake on the plateau drain in the 

 opposite direction towards the west, descending into the deep 

 gorge towards the Denison, and are probably the source of 

 that river. This little lake has a circular form, with low 

 shores, except at one spot, and is about three-quarters of a 

 mile in circumference. It is moderately shallow, and at one 

 end (the north-west) there is a tiny islet, to which access can 

 be gained by stepping on the rocks between it and the 

 mainland. On this isle we broke fast, and erected a little 

 cairn in memory of our visit. The water is inhabited by the 

 small shrimp (Palcemon sp.), some of which we caught 

 among the stones. The springs on the moor just beneath 

 the peaks of the northern face of the range supply this 

 lakelet. A small stream is formed there, which, on its way 

 to the water, flows through a pretty pool some 80 yards long, 

 and overhung on one side by a perpendicular rock face. 



The sides of the range on the north and west are clothed 

 with gum forest, tolerably open in places, in others thick, 

 with ti-tree scrub, and here and there groves of the hand- 

 some Bichea pandanifolia. This palm grows to a height of 

 30 feet, and when seen mingled with the surroiinding 

 vegetation has quite a tropical appearance. 



On the slopes of the mountain above Lake George, the 

 Hakea, a pine-like tree of small dimensions flourishes, and 



