THE RIVER KARAULA. 
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muddy colour. Trees, washed out by the roots from the 
soft soil, tilled the bed of this river in many places. 
There was abundance of cod-fish of a small size, as 
well as of the two other kinds of fish which we had 
caught in the Peel, the Nammoy, and the Gwydir. The 
name of this river, as well as we could make it out from the 
natives, was Karaula. Having made fast one tree to the 
top of another tall tree, I obtained a view of the horizon, 
which appeared perfectly level, and I was in hopes that we 
had at length found a river which would flow to the north- 
ward and avoid the Darling. I accordingly ordered the boat 
to be put together, and sent Mr. White with a party some 
miles down to clear away any trees in the way. Mr. White 
came upon a rocky fall, and found besides the channel so 
much obstructed by trees, and the course so tortuous, that 
I determined to ascertain before embarking upon it, whether 
the general course was in the desired direction. Leaving 
Mr. White with half the party, I accordingly traced the 
Karaula downwards, and found that its course changed to 
south, a few miles below where I had made it, and that it 
was joined by the Gwydir only eight miles below where 1 
had crossed that river. Immediately below the junction of 
the Gwydir (which is in latitude 29“ 30' 27", longitude 
148“ 13' 20") the course of the river continues southward 
of west, directly towards where Captain Sturt discovered 
the River Darling ; and I could no longer doubt that this 
was the same river. I therefore returned to the party, de- 
termined to explore the country further northward. 
