of granular felspar in a state of decomposition; the surrounding country consisting chiefly of very fine-grained sandstone.  It is not easy to suppose that the river could ever have watered the valley in its present state and forced its way since through that isolated hill of hard rock; as to believe that the rock, now isolated, originally contained a chasm, and afforded once the lowest channel for the water before the valley now so open had been scooped out on each side by gradual decomposition.  Another rivulet approached this hill, flowing under its eastern side and joining the Wando just below.  According to my plan of following down the main river it was necessary to cross both these tributaries.

ENCAMP ON THE GLENELG.

In the open part of the valley the channels of these streams were deep and the banks soft; but at the base of the hill of Kinganyu (for such was its name) we found rock enough and, having effected a passage there of both streams that afternoon, we encamped after travelling about three miles further on the banks of the Glenelg once more.  Our route lay straight across an open grassy valley at the foot of swelling hills of the same description.  Each of these valleys presented peculiar and very romantic features, but I could not decide which looked most beautiful.  All contained excellent soil and grass, surpassing in quality any I had seen in the present colony of New South Wales.  The chase of the emu and kangaroo, which were both numerous, afforded us excellent sport on these fine downs.  When about to cross the Wando I took my leave of the native woman before mentioned, that she might not have the trouble of fording the river, and I presented her with a tomahawk of which our females explained to her the use, although she seemed still at a loss to conceive the meaning of a present.  The use of the little hatchet would be well enough known however to her tribe so, leaving her to return to it and assuring her at the same time of our friendly disposition towards the natives, we proceeded.

The left bank of the principal stream was very bold where we reached it on this occasion, but still open and covered with rich turf.  The right bank was woody and this was generally its character at the other points where we had seen the Glenelg.  It was flowing with considerable rapidity amongst the same kind of bushes we had met with above, but they did not appear so likely here to obstruct the passage of boats.

On the plains we found a singular acacia, the leaves being covered with a clammy exudation resembling honey-dew.  It differed from A. graveolens in its much more rigid habit, shorter and broader leaves, and much shorter peduncles.*

(Footnote.  A. exudans, Lindley manuscripts; ramis crassis rigidis angulatis leviter pubescentibus, phyllodiis oblongo-lanceolatis mucronatis oblique binerviis viscido-punctatis basi obsolete glandulosis, capitulis 1-2 axillaribus, pedunculis lanatis, bracteolis rigidis acutis pubescentibus alabastris longioribus (capitulis echinatis).)