South Australia : its history, productions, and natural resources . is particularly temperate, even in January and Bay may be specially mentioned as a spot where thesummer is rarely oppressive, and the nights agreeable and chillyenough to make a couple of blankets necessary. Kangaroo Island is likely to be a place of summer resort largelypatronised some day, as swept by the ocean breezes from the west andsouth, while even the dreaded north winds before reaching it mustpass over a considerable expanse of water, it cannot but be coolerthan it generally is on the mainland. There
South Australia : its history, productions, and natural resources . is particularly temperate, even in January and Bay may be specially mentioned as a spot where thesummer is rarely oppressive, and the nights agreeable and chillyenough to make a couple of blankets necessary. Kangaroo Island is likely to be a place of summer resort largelypatronised some day, as swept by the ocean breezes from the west andsouth, while even the dreaded north winds before reaching it mustpass over a considerable expanse of water, it cannot but be coolerthan it generally is on the mainland. There is a little shooting tobe obtained on the island, and good fishing around it, and in theAmerican Hiver, a salt arm of the sea which nearly divides theisland in two. The scenery viewed in sailing up this river isvaried and attractive, and pepetually changing. The banks areclothed with stunted timber; the stream is constantly altering inwidth and form ; the stream, now winding then stretching out inlong straight reaches, suddenly expands into large lagoons, studded. •iH w o O ITS CLIMATE AND SCENERY. 117 with picturesque islets, and tlien narrows again till the yachtsmanfinds himself within two or three miles of the opposite side of theisland to that at which he entered. C3gnet river is a on another part of the island, and of sufficient depth andwidth to allow of boating for miles were some of the timber thatobstructs the passage cleared away. There is rich farming landalong this river. The island is much better watered than is com-monly supposed. Port Lincoln is much in favor for pleasure excursions. Fromthe character of the surrounding country there is little trade there,though the harbor, which could accommodate the British navy, isone of the finest in the world, and is classed with Port -Jackson,Cork, and St. Jago. The coast and islands leave an indelibleimpression upon the memories of all visitors who have auj tastefor the grand and the beautiful. Here i
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