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x Contents. CHAPTEK XIII. STIJET AND MACLEAY's BOAT EXPEDITION DOWN THE MUEEAT. PAGE Sturt's preliminary investigations — Despatch of Governor Darling recording them — Sturt describes discovery of the Darling — Great heat and drought — Governor Darling's despatch an- nouncing Sturt's departure on his famous expedition — His last letter describing his plans and expectations — First intel- ligence of result of expedition — Description of boat being shot from Murrumbidgee into Murray— Despatches to Colonial Office — Murder of Captain Barker 254 CHAPTEK XIY. majos Mitchell's jouenet thbough "austbalia felix." Mitchell's Darling explorations — His first letter describing journey through Victoria/ — Account from his book — Route up the Mur- ray — Swan Hill — Mount Hope — The Yarrayne — Barrabun- gale — The Loddon — The Avoca — Glowing description of country — The Grampians — Ascent of Mount William — Mount Zero — The Wimmera — Mount Arapiles — Twenty-seven lakes — The Glenelg — Row down to sea — The Wannon— Mount Eckersley — Surprise on finding settlement at Portland- Pursuit of a whale — Mount Clay — Ascents of Mount Napier — Mount Abrupt — Mitchell goes forward with part of expedi- tion — The Pyrenees — Mount Cole ascended — Mount Greenock — Mount Byng — Excursion to and ascent of Mount Macedon— View of Port Phillip — Comical mode of getting rid of trouble- some natives — The Goulburn — A friendly emu — The Ovens — The Murray crossed — Settled country reached — Arrival of Stapylton's division of expedition — Piper — Tommy-came- First and Tommy-came-Last 279 Digit zed by GoOgk