Three expeditions into the interior of eastern Australia; with descriptions of the recently explored region of Australia Felix, and of the present colony of New South Wales . e determination of a point soimportant in geography. The soil of these level open tractsconsisted of a rich, dark coloured clay. The lagoon wasmarked by a row of stunted trees, which grew along its edge,on each side, so that the line could be distinguished from a 1 G 82 NONDESCRIPT TREE AND FRUIT. [CH. IV. great distance eastward, and appeared to be connected withthe ponds of Gorolei. Among the trees growing along the mar
Three expeditions into the interior of eastern Australia; with descriptions of the recently explored region of Australia Felix, and of the present colony of New South Wales . e determination of a point soimportant in geography. The soil of these level open tractsconsisted of a rich, dark coloured clay. The lagoon wasmarked by a row of stunted trees, which grew along its edge,on each side, so that the line could be distinguished from a 1 G 82 NONDESCRIPT TREE AND FRUIT. [CH. IV. great distance eastward, and appeared to be connected withthe ponds of Gorolei. Among the trees growing along the margin of this lagoon,were several which were new to me ; particularly one whichbore clusters of a fruit resembling a small russet apple, andabout an inch in diameter. The skin was rough, the pulp of arich crimson colour, not unlike that of the prickly pear, andit had an agreeable acid flavour. This pulp covered a largerough stone, containing several seeds, and it was evidentlyeaten by the natives, as great numbers of the bare stoneslay about. The foliage of the tree very much resembled thewhite cedar of the colonists, and milk exuded from the stalkor leaves when JVatural size nf the fruit. CH. IV.] PLAINS OF RICH SOIL. 83 A great variety of ducks and other water-fowl covered thisfine piece of water. We made the latitude of the camp29° 49 S. the longitude 149° 28 E. Jan. 15.—The country to the northward seemed so low,and the course of the Gwydir, amid so many lagoons, sodoubtful, that I considered it advisable to ride in that direc-tion, before we ventured to advance with our carts. I, there-fore, set out this morning, accompanied by , in thedirection already mentioned, of 20° west of north—so that,in returning, the cone of Mount Riddell might guide us tothe camp, without any necessity for continuing the use of thecompass, which occasions much delay. In such cases, a hill,a star, or the unerring skill of a native, is very convenient,as obviating the necessi
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