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large blocks of over two feet in diameter had 

 apparently been rolled down by the force of 

 the current in times of flood. The channel 

 of the Snowy river is probably 300 to 400 

 feet wide, and near its confluence with the 

 Buchan runs between high, steep ranges. It 

 is more than twice the width, and has three 

 or four times the volume, of the Yarra, and 

 runs swiftly over pebbly shoals and rocky 

 rapids. It is said to be often muddy from 

 rains in the hills, but is generally bright 

 and clear. There is a waterfall about 25 

 miles above the junction, about 12 feet 

 high, but it is not an abrupt descent, and 

 salmon could ascend it easily. There is no 

 other barrier that I could hear of. It is well 

 stocked with fish of good quality. The tem- 

 perature of its water, to my surprise, was 

 73J deg. Higher up the river, no doubt, it 

 is much cooler, and I wished greatly that the 

 salmon could have been first taken there. 

 The Buchan was half a degree warmer, or 

 74 deg., and this stream seemed to me better 

 suited to salmon than the Snowy, although 

 they will, in my opinion, do well in both 

 rivers. It has been stated that the Calif ornian 



