CHAPTER V. 
LARGE WATERCOURSE — LAKE OF FRESH WATER HEAVY 
RAINS REACH MOUNT BARREN SALT LAKES AND 
STREAMS — BARREN SCRUBBY COUNTRY — RANGES BEHIND 
king George’s sound are seen — brackish ponds — 
PASS CAPE RICHE — A LARGE SALT RIVER — CHAINS OF 
PONDS — GOOD LAND — HEAVILY TIMBERED COUNTRY 
COLD WEATHER FRESH LAKE — THE CANDIUP RIVER — 
KING’S RIVER EXCESSIVE RAINS ARRIVAL AT KING 
George’s sound and termination of the expedition 
—RECEPTION OF WYLIE BY THE NATIVES. 
June 24. — Upon moving on early this morning, 
we crossed the bed of a considerable watercourse, 
containing large deep pools of brackish water, but 
unconnected at present by any stream. The late 
hour at which we halted last night had prevented us 
from noticing this larger chain of ponds, and of 
which, that we were encamped upon formed only a 
branch. The country we now passed through, 
varied but little in character, except that the shrubs 
became higher, with a good deal of the Eucalyptus 
dumosa intermingled with them, and were entan- 
gled together by matted creepers or vines, which 
made it extremely difficult and fatiguing to force a 
way through. The whole was very sterile, and 
without grass. 
After travelling nine miles, we passed on our 
