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58, and the trees upon them were of more than ordinary size. The view to the eastward was shut out by other ranges, parallel to those on which they were: below them, to the westward, the same pleasing kind of country that flanked the inlet still continued.

"In the course of the day they passed round the head of a deep ravine, whose smooth and grassy sides presented a beautiful appearance."

Page 236.—"Immediately behind Cape Jervis there is a small bay, in which, according to the information of the sealers who frequent Kangaroo Island, there is good and safe anchorage for seven months in the year; that is to say, during the prevalence of the east and north-east winds."

Page 237.—"Between this inlet (on the east coast of Gulf St. Vincent) and the one formerly mentioned, a small and clear stream was discovered, to which Captain Barker kindly gave my name. On landing, the party, which consisted of the same persons as the former one, found themselves in a valley, which opened direct upon the bay. It was confined to the north from the chief range by a lateral ridge that gradually declined towards, and terminated at, the rocky point on which they had landed. The other side of the valley was formed of a continuation of the main range, which also gradually declined to the south, and appeared to be connected with the hills at the extremity of the cape. The valley was from nine to ten miles in length, and from three to four in breadth. In crossing it, they ascertained that the lagoon from which the schooner had obtained a supply of water was filled by a watercourse that came down its centre. The soil in the valley was rich, but stony in some parts. There was an abundance of pasture over the whole, from amongst which they started numerous kangaroos. The scenery towards the ranges was beautiful and romantic, and the general appearance of the country such as to delight the whole party.