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r nges on tlie mainland near by extend 
north and south, in which direction lies 
the peninsula itself. 
On Saturdnv morning the pnrty broke 
np into groups to explore. The majority 
went np the mountains at the rear of the 
camp, one croup going f 0 Hint part which 
ended in Sleepy Bay; the other ninl larg¬ 
er group went up the south-east portion 
of the rnngc. from the crest of which a 
fine panorama of the southern end of the 
Schontens could lie obtained, with the 
isthmus lietween Wineglass and Hazard's 
Bays.in the foreground. Mount Freycinet 
showing boldly up. and Schonten Island in 
the distance. On this mountain there were 
enormous how decs of rough, red granite, 
and the photos, accompanying this ar¬ 
ticle give a good idea of them. This 
granite gave a firm foothold, but was se¬ 
vere on one's hands: the vegetation in¬ 
cluded many p'ants which chiefly con¬ 
sisted of prickles, so fhat a day's ramble 
was not without its disadvantages, even 
in this favonml locality. 
It was evident that the granite readily 
decomposed, because on the tops of many 
large Tocks there were circular holes, 
which contained good water. The felspar 
in the granite gave way sooner than 
the quartz, and this, together with .’e- 
cayed herbage, formed sufficient soil to 
support vegetation in the crevices of the 
mountains' rocky slopes. 
In walking over the Iiil!s large belts 
and patches of Imre rock were frequent¬ 
ly met with; in fact, in many places 
there was nothing but rock, and the 
photo, of Sleepy Bay shows the cliff* 
going sheer down for 500 feet. These 
belts often look very singular, because 
the water which runs over them after 
heavy rain carries light-coloured sedi¬ 
ment with it, and, on drying, leaves 
broad streaks ui>on the rocks. This gives 
the idea that a huge giant had white¬ 
washed them in places, making the moun¬ 
tains very strange and weird-looking. 
The one who had been chosen leader of 
this expedition was not a member of the 
club, but one better able to lead in such 
a. trip than e.ny other. This was Mr. 
Edward O. Cotton, owner of e laig© es¬ 
tate, Kelvedon, a little below the town¬ 
ship of Swansea, on the west side of Oys¬ 
ter Bay. Mr. Cotton came in his whale¬ 
boat on Saturday morning, and brought 
some fishing nets and apples, also a tar¬ 
paulin cover, which was soon fitted over 
the shelter hut. This gent eman first 
visited the Srhoutens in 1853, and has 
been there so many times since that he 
knows perfectly its every natural fea¬ 
ture. He had the framework of the din¬ 
ing hut erected, and had the cover made 
to fit it, for every year he takes a party 
across to spend a fortnight there, and 
royal times they have. He is a keen ob¬ 
server, ana a great lover of nature, and 
the members of the camp were most for¬ 
tunate in having such a leader, and we 
•t.l wish that we may have others as 
good on future trips.' 
Mention has been made of Wineglass 
May. This is formed into a perfect 
semicircle. The sand on its beach is 
pure while, and composed of powdered 
quartz. The light green of the water 
near shore, ifs deep blue further out, 
the breakers surging on the white sautl, 
all.set within high cliffs on the north, 
which rise abruptly from the beach's end, 
then a long, law hank, with little vegeta- 
tton. at the south tall trees, where a 
creek runs down ftom the hills, and then 
high, rugged cliffs,stretching outformiles 
to the east—all go to form a lovely seen", 
which the photographer can reproduce 
in outline, hut which defies the artist to 
represent in colour. 
Sleepy Bay, also on the ocean side, is 
higher up the coast than Wineglass. Al¬ 
though large beds of kelp, extending far 
out to sea, keep the water calm (hence its 
name), it has not the quiet and peace¬ 
ful aspect of the latter bay. At the 
former red granite cliffs descend for five 
hundred feet, and no heath at all is 
seen. The water has more colours, ow¬ 
ing to its varying depths and the vegeta¬ 
tion around is of a very vivid green, 
and having been there once, one wants 
to go there oftener. One could go a score 
of times, and. always wish to linger, but 
so it was with other places near our 
camp. 
Mr. Cotton told us that in tnc eariy 
whaling days his father had seen eighty 
whales lyng (lead at the beach at Wine¬ 
glass at one time. Odd rib-bone* of whales 
were seen there during onr visit, and 
also remains of “try-pots." At Meredith’s 
there had also been some ‘“try-pots,” and 
in many otlur places along the coast of 
the Peuinsula. where “shore parties” had 
lived. "In the early days it is said 
schools of whales went north to winter, 
and coming along the East Coast of Tas¬ 
mania, followed round Oyster Bay, and 
for six weeks went through Schouten 
Passage like pigs through a gate.” 
Parts of the Schoutcns are named after 
the early wholeis, and as an example we 
may cite hazard Buy, and the northern 
point of same called the "Wing of Haz¬ 
ards,” taking its name from “Black Haz¬ 
ard” of the whaling brig Primrose. Be¬ 
sides naming Tasmania, Maria Van 
Dienians Eylandt, Tasman gave Schouten 
eylandt its name; and being three leagues 
at c.w the isthmus between Hazard and 
Wineglass was invisible, so he called “Mt 
Freycinet” Van tier Lyns Eylandt. Geo- 
graphe Strait and Mt. Frevcinet are 
names given by La Perouse, a Frenchman 
—so our leader informed us. 
