168 Kennedy's expedition. 



Dicksonia, Osmunda, and larg'e shrubs of Alyxia • 

 several very interesting' Orchidese were also found 

 in this place. We also discovered a - great many 

 snails^ with large shells of a greyish colour. One 

 I found on the bushes with an operculum, — ^this I 

 gave to Wall. 



Aug. 10th. — This morning we took the sheep and 

 horses to a spot in the river where the current was 

 not so strong, and drove them across. The sheep 

 followed the horses hke dogs. We then cut down 

 three small straight trees, and made a bridge across 

 a deep channel which ran between two rocks which 

 projected out of the water, across which we carried 

 the stores on our backs. All the things were got 

 over before dark, after which we made a large fire 

 to dry ourselves, having been wet to the waist all 

 day. Niblett, who had been very unwell for three 

 or four days, was taken much worse to-da}". The 

 position of our camp here was about 17° 48' S. 

 latitude, 145° 20' E. longitude. W^e this day crossed 

 the range, and prepared to commence our journey 

 on the other side. 



Aug. 11th. — AVe remained this day at the camp 

 to give the horses a rest after their harassing 

 journey over the range. 



Aug. 12th. — Proceeding about five miles over 

 uneven open forest ground, with isolated blocks of 

 rock, we camped by a chain of rocky water-holes. 

 The trees growing here were casuarina, box, apple- 

 gmn, and iron-bark. 



