THE WOMBAT. 23 



party back. They report that there are some very fine falls 

 on Anderson's Creek at about a mile and a half from the sea, 

 even better than those on the Stoney. This is our last day in 

 camp, and is the first we have had without rain. 



31/12/94. Up early packing, as we want to get a start 

 by six. After climbing the first hill (Gentle Annie) we spell 

 for a few minutes and then walk on ahead of the coach. The 

 " Cartwheel Bird" is in great numbers, but though we can 

 hear it all round, we cannot get a glimpse of it. We find the 

 track pretty good on the whole, though heavy in parts, and 

 we reach Mt. Sabine at noon. Remembering our little 

 difficulties on the way down, we stop for dinner at the 

 Halfway House (Mr. Spong's), and do great damage among 

 the provisions. 



After dinner we visit the trig, station, whence we obtain 

 a very fine view over the plains (north), though it is rather 

 interfered with by the heavy timber. We move on again 

 after a bit of a spell and ride most of the rest of the way, the 

 tediousness of the coach travelling being relieved by frequent 

 bumps as we dived into a mudhole at intervals. As the dusk 

 comes down we reach Yaugher and camp on the main road, 

 one of the party being very ill from the effects of drinking too 

 freely of the creek waters. 



1/1/95. New Year's Day open very cold, the 

 thermometer standing at 38 when we wake. A heavy dew 

 covers everything, and the tent is just as if it had been soaked 

 in water. We roll up our blankets for the last time, and are 

 off on the last stage. 



We jog easily along till we reach Ingleby station, when 

 we stop for lunch on the Barwon, on a patch of sand a few 

 yards from the road. Just as we finish dinner the hospitable 

 owner of the place sends to order us off ; and he is apparently 

 afraid that we will carry the patch of sand away with us. 

 We must here express our grateful thanks to Mr Armytage 

 in not, ordering us off before we had finished our dinner. 



Taking the road once more we go on again, and reach 

 Geelong at seven in the evening. 



POTTER & EBERY, T^l^ZT 



Are the Sole Agents for the celebrated SEAL Brand and 

 other popular Teas. 



