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native fires in that quarter materially obstructed our view. From this elevation, a considerable number of angles and bearings were taken; the most important being—
| Mount Hallowell | N. 231° E. |
| Talyuberlup (a high hill three miles distant,) | 265 |
| Mount Manypeak | 167 |
| From latter—Angles to right | |
| East Hummock of Porrongurup | 42° 35' |
| Bald Head (hazy) | 18. 35 |
| Mount Gardener | 8. 25 |
| Mount Barker | 67. 27 |
| Yakkerlip | 70. 35 |
| Mount Lindsay | 72. 32 |
| Angles to left. | |
| Peak of Koikyennuruff | 66. |
25th.—On our return homewards, our course was more to the westward, and we reached a lagoon after a fatiguing day's journey at the northern base of Porrongurup, which was called, by a party of the Will tribe who paid us a visit, Nicnarup.
On the 26th.—Two miles brought us to the gorge in the latter range, and we were exceedingly gratified, on descending the southern side, in discovering a rich tract of land covered with grass, which, even at this season, was quite green, and with gum trees of a gigantic growth; this valley, which resembles those at "Mount Bakewell," was supplied by a spring of delicious water. The richest part of this tract was about three-quarters of a mile in breadth, and extended to our right and left
