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 Maggerip, a small Peak above the horizon, and western part of succeeding range, about 50 miles distant N.W. ½ W.

Mondyurup, distant about 17 miles N.W. ¾ N.

Kowr-u-larrup, distant about 15 miles N.by W. ½ W.

Tood-ye-ver-up, distant about 8 miles N. ½ E.

Conical Hill (remarkable) distant 15 miles  N.N.E. ½ E.

Western high Peak of Rugged Mountain, distant 22 miles N.E. ½ N.

Conspicuous Hummock on Eastern Shoulder of ditto N.E. ¾ E.

These mountains, from Maggerip to Rugged Mountain (by the natives, Koi Kyeunu-ruff) inclusive, are very remarkable, by their rising far elevated above a continuous grouping of moderate hills which surround their bases. They all appeared destitute of trees, but were covered, especially the lower, in a mantling of green, and the country intervening between me and them presented no forest timber to my view. In a direction N.W. by W. ½ W. a valley, or rather a plain, on a lower level than either side, stretched to the distant horizon, as if the smooth sphericity of that part of the globe had not been interrupted. This is the very slightly sloping valley of French River, partly bare and partly covered with trees; whereas to the south of it, the wavy surface that slowly rises to the northern foot of Porrong-u-rup is generally clothed in arboreous foliage. The clear country I had passed over this morning strongly