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names. They are composed of domite, whilst the ridges to the 
east and south-east were of sandstone; and the ridges varying tlj e 
plains, to the westward, of basalt. The latitude of Peak Range 
is 22 deg. 56 min. 54 sec., its longitude about 148 deg. 19 min. 
The plains and downs extend far to the westward, where another 
range of peaks was observed. There was good water in a sand- 
stone creek running to the south-west, with rocky water-holes ; 
but the plains were badly watered. The young grass, late burn, 
ings, and smoke rising to the eastward of the range, showed evj. 
dently that this fine country was well inhabited. Black fellows 
were even seen by some of the party. A closer examination 
would detect more water; and this procured, no country would be 
better adapted for pastoral purposes than the plains and downs 
of Peak Range, and the whole country to the eastward which I 
have seen. 
Numerous creeks go down to the eastward, either coming from 
basaltic ridges, and winding through small plains of black soil, or 
from sandstone ridges passing along between them, until they 
enter a flat country to the east and north-east, which I had twice 
occasion to mention. Many of these creeks are well provided 
with water-holes, though not near the range, but further down. 
The water-holes are generally rocky basins. 
1 travelled through this country during January and February ? 
1845. There was no continuous rain, but only occasional thun¬ 
der showers, which frequently filled the empty water-holes, to 
give us a stepping-stone over a dry country. 
I travelled from latitude 22 deg. 43 min. to latitude 22 deg. 
23 min. in a northerly course over sandstone ranges (spurs of the 
table land,) between which creeks came down, frequently accom¬ 
panied by grassy plains or well-grassed open forest. The ranges 
were so rocky, and their slopes so steep, that 1 determined to 
follow one of the easterly creeks down. I called this creek 
“ Hugh’s Creek.” Between the ranges it was well provided with 
fine water-holes, in the flat country which it entered ; after leaving 
the sandstone ranges, it was almost entirely waterless. At the 
upper part of this creek the drooping tea-tree was first observed. 
We found it afterwards at every creek and every river. It was 
