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I reniaiiii'L! for the iiiolit nt " Mittao'oiio-," and 

 on the afternoon of tin- lOtli arrived at Av- 

 tliursleiiili," the extensive and beuutifnl farm, 

 tlie property €>f BsaniW MtArfcttwr, Esq. ; I 

 passed ]ms t^O^'^a^ agreeable day^ ixi iJb^ sum 

 eiety of this gi^ntlenian anil lii?i friends. Oil 

 tlie r2tli 1 arrived nt *' (joulboiini Pliiins." and 

 on tlie eveuiiig of the 14th at Yas Phiins, ' 



The plains ^lllt retaimi^ &i^t tetdant appear^ 

 anc^, ^loii^h #W3^ ^ mmtef veg^ikiin was 

 nincli paix^dl. "iTJbfe- lAter liad fallen consider- 

 ably since my jn'cvious visit. In tlio river, be- 

 sitleri tiie quautity of fish there is a small and 

 new species of lobster, wMeb k dS0 pxf]f«tt^ In^ 



Plains ; tlu^y are delicious ealiit^» and taken 

 readily l>y placing a piece of raw meat on a bent 

 pin ; wljen one is felt at the bait, it is to f/e 

 dragged gently to the margin of the pond, (which 

 is veiy mtxddy, bat not ^ei^ti,) and t&k^ mi the 

 back by the hand : a nnraber can thns be caught 

 in a short time. The aborigines call thent ^'Mu- 

 rugonan. " They InoTow dee]) into the mnd, 

 and the blacks capture them by thrusting the 

 lian^ intt> tite lidleis, and dra^tig them mt^ 

 although they often extend to such a depth tliat 

 the whole leagtli of tlie arm is iusprted before 



