THE BAXKSIAN JiUTAXICAL COLLECTORS. 
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The following original document is interesting. It is in the Mitchell 
Ihhrarv, was lent me by Mr. David Mitchell, and 1 have extracted 
the following notes : — 
" A journey to ascertain the limits or boundaries of Vaccary Forest, 
in the month of February, 1804.”* 
Sixty pages of MS. is in Caley’s handwriting, initialled by him (at 
a later date), G.C. In marble paper cover, large 12mo. 
At page 5, it is evidently addressed to King. 
1804. Saturday, February 11. — Left Parramatta about noon, and 
went to Prospect. Went along the path which led to the Cow-pastures. 
“ We went within about one mile on Cabramatta brook before we halted.” 
Sunday, 12. — Set off early in the morning and arrived at the river 
about noon. Came to the “ Cowpasture house,” a wooden hut erected 
for visitors to the herds (for shooting purposes). It is alongside the 
river. Banks of the river crowded with Casuarina rivularis and 
Melaleucoides rivularis. 
4’hen proceeded to “ Munangle,” which was about 5 miles higher 
up. “ The lake or pond here, that bears the above name, and which 
I had before observed to be tolerably large, and to abound with ducks, 
ike., was now reduced to a very small compass and destitute of fowl.” 
. . . . “ From whence the water had subsided was in general 
in a vegetating state, and furnished me with a few plants that 1 
had not seen before.” 
Monday, 13. — At daybreak went to the opposite side of the river 
in (piest of some plants which I had previously seen on the borders 
of a large pond. 
Page 12. — “ Leaving Munangle I went S. .( K. 3 miles. We cros.sed 
a large Hat of excellent ground, which seemed to have been flooded 
at different times.” 
Then to “ Ripponden, where I slept at on a former journey.” 
Page 13. — “ On my right hand was a very high range of hills which 
1 travelled over in a former journey. At that tirrre I imagined the 
river washed the foot in places, and that It was irrrprac-ticable to travel 
with a horse in that direction, but on rny descending the range and 
rneetirrg with a large cattle track which led to Poppy Brook,”')' &c. 
• T!ie map to illustrate this is published in Hixt. Records, v. 724. This is doubtles.s the ori^ina 
irom which King compiled his report above referred to. It contains the names Parramatta, 
Prospect, Dove Dale, Munangle. Kipponden, Scirpus Mere. Dove Dale is mentioned in B.Fl., i, 
as the place where Hibbertia hermannifolia, DC., was found by Caley. a plant which has not been 
found since. 
Dove Dale is a beautiful place in Derbyshire, but a few miles from Manchester, and to this day 
it is a favourite resort for Manchester men. So doubt Caley had pleasant recollectio s of botanical 
e.xplorations of the Dove Dale near Ins home. 
t Wentworth’s map has the Poppy Creek of C.iley. It is not stonequarry Creek, but one ju.st 
to the north of it. See also Hint. R*'c., v. 724. 
