CONTENTS. 



CHAFTEK V. 



Our journey i^sumed — The new road— Road-skle flowers — 

 Blackheatli—Tlie pass through Mount Vittoria — ^Talent 



- -A]^pearniicc of an iron gani; -T.tnve tlic Blue Mountain 

 range — Arrive at Collet's Inn — liesunie our journey to- 

 wards Dabee— New ititft df rtiswJ — ^Aspect of the C0ttttti*y — 

 Arrival at ?»Ir. Walker's farm — ^Rcsidence of Mr. Dal* 

 hunty — Huge mounds of clay — BUickmati's Crown — ^Gum- 

 trees^Bush travelling — ^Encamp for tlie night — Caution 

 to tfavelIer«--CIi^fy^tiirie«^ Hia— A mismr^ 



Eucanapnient of Aborigines — The musk duclv — Prodiu'C 

 of Mih. Cox's dairy -farm— iVIount Brace—Infanticide — 

 Custom of native mxmn udatiVe th#r tod^ffsprihg'— 

 Native [iraetice of midwifery — Animal Ci^Ied the Cola — 

 Belief in the doctrine of metempsychasls . . 104 



CHAPTER Vl. 



stockade — Splendid view — 'I'lie old Batlnirst road — Sid- 

 mouth vuUey — Brisbane vuUey — Squash Held — Ijttlani 

 Gf^k — Ttirril, tttfirfl — <3uttt ream — Swampy co u 1 1 1 1 j 

 Mr. Covvpcr's iann— Anecdotes— Distant view of Coui- 

 l)iirn i^kiius— Mr. Bradley's estate — CroivS die plains— 

 llospitaljlc leeuption at Cardross — The Manna tree — 

 Failure h\ rearing the tulip tree * . » .1^2 



