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CAVERNS. 



and on the almost perpendicular ?iclc of a liiiie- 

 stoiiehill. winch v\se^ in the midst ofthis wofulrd 

 valley, the rocks partially scattered with herbage, 

 shrubs, aad stunted casuarina-trees, is Uie en- 

 trance to n s^ido^ eaVem ; thei^-er^ oth&r$ 

 of smaU^ ^JSift sprinkled about different pm?^ 

 of the sanie mass of limestone, Init this seeMks 

 to be the most spacious ; they were (»ri<i"iiially 

 pointed out by the natives to the overseer of 

 ^B §m&, htj^ #©f^tet exploded by Mt, Dutj^QP^ 

 and some friends. 



The day after our arrival we visited the ca\e, 

 taking" materials to produce a light, by which 

 we might explore these recesses with more fe- 



a thltsk jttB]^ g3P«^ reeds, veronica, fern 

 bralte, {Ptcris,) &c. : Tomh caution is required, 

 more particularly M'hen on horseback, on ac- 

 tCOtddt of the number of wombat burrow^s which 

 al»»iui^^!mt #i€^ A digbt a^^si)^ brought 

 m to spacioiia and lc% ^tffdHice InfO wibieh 

 the horses were easily led, and conveniently 

 stabled ; this may be trnly said to form the 

 waiting-hall for admission into the two ranges 

 of chambers which branch ^ la different di- 

 reotk^Mj as s^ 'm th^ ^c^^tiipan]^nf dkgram 

 of a supposed section. 



