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After three clays stay at Oooma, where I collected as much as 
the broken weather would permit, T started on Saturday, 9th 
February, for Jinclabyne, which was reached at 3 a.m. on Sunday, 
10th February. Jinclabyne is very pleasantly situated on the 
eastern bank of the Snowy River, about 26 miles from the 
highest peaks of the Australian Alps. The neighbourhood at 
one time must have been excellent collecting ground, but at 
present is much deteriorated owing to the denudation of the 
forest lands, and by ring-barking ■ however, a good number of 
insects of all the orders were obtained, particularly some line 
Ilym mopUm. After a few days collecting about Jinclabyne, I 
went to a place on the upper Moonbar River, having been 
informed of the occurrence of numbers of butterflies. This 
information proved correct, but although the Lejridoptera were 
much knocked about and many quite worthless, a fair number 
of good specimens, and many other interesting Insects were 
obtained. My instructions being to ascend the ranges, brought 
me back to Jinclabyne. 
After several unsuccessful attempts I obtained a good guide, 
with packhorses, &c., and started on Sunday, 3rd March. The 
road, after crossing the Snowy River, leads through Mr. Body’s 
run till the Crackenbac, better known as the Threaclbow River, 
is crossed, not far from its junction with the former. Here 
at Mr. Spencer’s old station “ Westpoint,” mentioned in Dr. 
Lendenfeld’s Report, a rest was made, and from thence for a 
considerable time we followed his route. For some seven miles 
there is a splendid track, formerly used by bullock drays, and 
this part of the journey must have been in Dr. Lenclenfeld’s 
mind when he made the assertion that he could drive a carriage 
to Mt. Kosciusko. At a place called Wilson’s Valley this fine 
track ceases, and from thence it is utterly impossible to proceed 
except on foot or horseback. The rises, hitherto with but few 
exceptions having been gradual, occasionally now got very abrupt 
for short distances, while intervening bogs and thick scrub made 
it rather difficult to bring a pack on safely. Wo got on pretty 
well however, as the guide was a very careful man and the horse 
very docile. Just before sundown wc reached Tom’s Flat, and 
camped for the night. During the day I dismounted many 
times and obtained a few good insects, and at night I got 
several specimens of Galaxias in the creek near the camp by the 
aid of a lantern. Next morning an early start was made, and 
we reached a camping place at an altitude of about 6,600 feet, 
and the next day reached the highest peaks. The place we 
camped at was on the margin of the scantily timbered part of the 
country, opposite the eastern “ butt ” of the “ Perish er,” a 
desolate rugged mountain range nearly surrounded by water, two 
different branches of the Snowy River closely flanking it. In 
ascending to Mts. Townsend and Kosciusko the scrub gets more 
