SCENERY UN THE MU11ULJ.M1UDG4SE. 18? 



flower, witli Tiimieroiis oflicr finwrriiin- plants ; 

 nTceii natural fields clocked tin; level land; 

 the songs of birds, and tlieir increased num- 

 bers^ ^vBid^t to acquaint ti& thatwe 

 ^fpfffmstk&i^ a ti^4 9mi& was f>f tte most 



animated descri]>tion ; in the distance long lines 

 of " swamp oaks," {Camarbia paUf/dosa,) readily 

 distinguished by their dark, peculiar appearance, 

 indiesitied to ua the^icsd^^f titct ^iner. Bim^ 



scended a steep hill, ])rocecded through a luxuriant 

 pasturage, wliich was lK>uu(h'd by thinly-wooded 

 hills, carpeted with verdure, and soon arrived on 

 the bank of the Murruinbidgee stream, which 



the C^pOi^0 side of the river Mr, MaatOE po8^ 



sesscd a grant, which he liad just commenced 

 to stock and cultivate : the locality appeared ex- 

 cellent during the cool months, but liable to be 

 soon parched hy iS:ij^ ^eaM^B%V)^'^^ 



Ha\ ing hobbelleiottf IlOJSSeS> that eagerly fed 

 on tlie luxuriant grass surrounding them, we 

 crossed tlie river in a canoe wldeh had been 

 scooped by Mi\ Manton's servants I'rum tlie solid 



and wsid;edi»^e of 4;$0^fbig- &m or six pee^amu 

 Arriving ojj its opposite «id^ we were jiow 



