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CONTENTS. 
Change in the character of the river — Mirage — Dreariness of tire 
country — Ride towards the Lachlan river — Two boats built and 
launched on the Morumbidgee ; and the drays, with part of the men 
sent back to Goulburn Plains. - Page 38 
CHAPTER IV. 
Embarkation of the party in the boats, and voyage down the Morum- 
bidgee — The skiff swamped by striking on a sunken tree — Re- 
covery of boat and its loading — Region of reeds — Dangers of the 
navigation — Contraction of the channel — Reach the junction of a 
large river — Intercourse with the natives on its banks — Character 
of the country below the junction of the rivers — Descent of a 
dangerous rapid — Warlike demonstrations of a tribe of natives — 
Unexpected deliverance from a conflict with them — Junction of 
another river — Give the name of the “ Murray” to the principal 
stream. -----*- Page 72 
CHAPTER V. 
Character of the country — Damage of provisions — Adroitness of the 
natives in catching fish — The skiff broken up — Stream from the 
North-East supposed to be the Darling — Change of country in 
descending the river — Intercourse with the natives — Prevalence 
of loathsome diseases among them — Apparent populousness of 
the country — Junction of several small streams — The Rufus, the 
Lindesay, &c. — Rainy and tempestuous weather — Curious ap- 
pearance of the banks — Troublesomeness of the natives — In- 
hospitable and desolate aspect of the country — Condition of the 
men — Change in the geological character of the country — The 
river passes through a valley among hills. - - Page 111 
CHAPTER VI. 
Improvement in the aspect of the country — Increase of the river — 
Strong westerly gales — Chronometer broken — A healthier tribe 
of natives Termination of the Murray in a large lake — Its extent 
and environs — Passage across it — Hostile appearance of the 
natives Beautiful scenery — Channel from the lake to the sea at 
