Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 365 pages of information about Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1.

Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 365 pages of information about Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1.

CHAPTER 6.  HANOVER BAY AND ITS VICINITY.

NATIVES SEEN.  FIRST EXCURSION.  CHARACTER OF THE SCENERY.  GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA.  CUCKOO-PHEASANT.  SPORTING.  NATIVE HAUNTS.  ATTACK OF NATIVES.  RETURN TO HANOVER BAY.  PROCEEDINGS THERE DURING MY ABSENCE.  CHRISTMAS DINNER.  PLANTING USEFUL SEEDS.  WALK TO MUNSTER WATER.  ISTHMUS NEAR HANOVER BAY.  HILL OF SHELLS.  COUNTRY ABOUT PRINCE REGENT’S RIVER.  GOUTY-STEMMED TREES.  SINGULAR PIECES OF SANDSTONE.

CHAPTER 7.  HANOVER BAY AND ITS VICINITY.

Occupation at the camp
Return of the Lynher
Relation of proceedings at Timor and roti
New island seen
Trouble with the horses
Excursion by water to Prince regent’s river
Character of its shores
Scenery and thunderstorm
Departure for the interior
Difficulties of the route
Sickness and mortality among the horses and stock
Character of the country.

CHAPTER 8.  TO THE GLENELG RIVER.

Meeting and encounter with the natives
Unfortunate results
Descent from the sandstone range
Description of A new volcanic country
Discovery and character of the Glenelg river
Impediments from marshes and streams.
Progress towards the upper part of the Glenelg.

CHAPTER 9.  TO THE UPPER GLENELG.

Works of native industry
Mount Lyell
Magnificent prospect
Marks of inundations
Natives
Cockatoos
Torrents of rain
Swamps
Snake and kangaroo
Native bridge
Precipitous pass
Frilled lizard
Beautiful country
Wild oats
Curious birds
Painted cave
Cross A large river
Natural grapery
Ford the Glenelg
Weakness of the men
Another painted cave
Narrow escape
Impassable sandstone ranges.

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