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dale, and enters Lake King some miles below 

 that place. Being desirous of knowing trie 

 temperature of its waters, while counting over 

 the fish intended for it, I asked Mr. Goold to 

 ascertain the surface and bottom temperature 

 of the river. He reported 75 deg. at the 

 surface, and 74 deg. at 11 feet deep. At the 

 time I thought there must be some mis- 

 take, but afterwards I had good reason to 

 know that it was quite correct, and a very 

 much higher temperature than I could have 

 desired for the salmon. Without delay, the 

 waggon provided by the shire for conveyance 

 of the fish started for Bruthen, on the river 

 Tambo ; and as Bovill, who had come from 

 Ercildoune in attendance on the fish, seemed 

 quite exhausted by want of sleep, I left him 

 behind, to wait my return, and went in the 

 waggon to look after my charge. Mr. O'Brien 

 remained to get some fresh horses, and to 

 feed those he had brought on, and, after some 

 time, he and Mr. Howitt and Charlton over- 

 took us; and Bovill, not liking to be left 

 behind, and feeling stronger after dinner, had 

 come on also. 



"We had now left the plain country, where, 



