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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