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twliiell appeJir to owe thfir eixisfrtiro t(i snmr sinl- 

 i\v\i coiiviilsinii of nature fluit \r,u\ viulciitly rent 

 thv Iiills asunder ; down tlie steo]> Mv^, n duiise 

 vegetation concealed tlieir depth, altliough the 

 eye conld reach;, nnimpedisd, sufilmmHy dmp to 

 enable #(IXEie idj^to be formed t>f llie prufoiind- 

 iiess nf tliose el}St9)IB« Tlie largest, am! most (ex- 

 tensive giUly, to possess the most beautiful 

 scenery, misi ^ve HiSii^ ^Is^l, 



WHS visibh;, altli()ii<;'li its mnrmuriog, broken 

 tOTt^Htifiould be lieard . Tlie wooded bilk, varying' 

 in densenesS; some trees overhanging- the abyss, 

 still fortlier increased the sublimity ol" the scene ; 

 m& de6asi!0ii;ally Id the^ a stnall sp^ied 



of kangaroo, called " root: Ifeangaroo" liy the 

 eolonists, was seen skijiping about the hills. To 

 a geologist, the examination of these h)ealities 

 would be highly interesting, as there are several 



indicationB of fossil remains. Highly gratified 



hy the view, I departed ; and after lea\ ing this 

 farm, crossed a small, insigiiitieant ri\ iilet : 

 this was the river (or, according to the co- 

 lonial "wca1>ularyt " <Jt^") which empties 

 itself itito the Shoalhaven dullies | its first 

 fall intothiSm was at m further distaaee than a 



