Page:Journals of Several Expeditions Made in Western Australia.djvu/201

 of that mountain 302°, the hummocks being concealed by the eastern summit of the gorge.

Continuing nearly north from this station C) about half a mile, the ground rising considerably, and being of tolerable soil, I had these bearings from station (D); eastern summit of Gorge of Porrongurup, the only point seen, 300°; a hill towards the Sound, obscure, 220°. Two miles N. ½ E. from point (D) over the feruginous claystone, commonly called iron-stone of the country, I took the bearings of the mountains of the Koikyennuruff range that had presented themselves, not yet certain of their names, thus:—(see Fig. 3 on accompanying Map.)

Hill T ........Mondurip ........332°

Hill M ........Panganoe ........336

Hill Y........ Ditto ...........346

Eastern Eminence of Porrongurup (not the summit of the Gorge)........298

Two miles further N.N.W. brought us to the river in front coming from the east, which direction we took for a quarter of a mile, and stopped for the night on its bank, opposite an isolated conical hill, partly covered with trees and partly bare rock.

February 11th.—We ascended the river in a S.E course for one-eighth of a mile, when I saw the following mountains of the Koikyennuruff Range and also Porrongurup (place uncertain) 288°; Toolbrunup 5°; and two hills, bearing, the one 7° 50', the other 12°; Flattened conical hills ( Yoong-giamere of Mr. Dale,) l7° 50'; and the hill of last night*s bivouac (distant one-sixth of a mile,) 340°<* These bearings were taken from station F, and one-sixth of a mile further, at station G, the east summit of Porrongurup, 285° 15'.