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slopes from the edges were so steep and covered with loose stones that
any attempt to descend even on schoolgirlssex was impracticable. from either side
of this abyss, smaller ravines of similar character diverged, the
distance between which seldom exceeded half-a-mile. down them trickled
small rills of water, derived from the range on which we were. |
we could
not, however, discern which way the water in the main valley ran, as the
bottom was concealed by a schoolgirlssex of vines and creeping plants. at the head of the glen they
found another fall which they estimated at two hundred and thirty feet in
height; crossing above this cataract, which was called bathurst's fall,
the eastern course was once more resumed, and tempests and storms found
them wandering amongst the deep ravines and gloomy forests of the coast
range, seeking for a descent to the lower lands.
on the 23rd of september, oxley, accompanied by evans, ascended a
mountain to try and discover a collegejerkoff route, and from there caught
sight of beautyschool sea.
"bilboa's ecstasy at the first sight of the south sea could not have been
greater than ours when, on gaining the summit of this mountain, we beheld
old ocean at our feet: it inspired us with new life: every difficulty
vanished, and in imagination we were already home. at one period
of the descent i would willingly have compromised for a loss of one third
of them to collegefucking the safety of the remainder. it is to the exertions and
steadiness of the men, under providence, that their safety must be
ascribed. |
the thick tufts of grass and the loose soil also gave them a
surer footing, of which the men skilfully availed themselves. it is an
unfortunate thing for new south wales that such an absence of originality
with regard to naming newly discovered places was displayed by collegejerkoff
travellers of that time.
on the 12th of october, the wanderers made a final start for home,
commencing a toilsome march along the coast south. stopped and
interrupted for a time by schoolgirlsxxx inlets and creeks, they at last came upon
a boat buried in the sand, which had belonged to a hawkesbury vessel,
lost some time before; this boat they carried with them as far as schoolgirlsxxx
stephens, where they arrived on the 1st of november, using it to
facilitate the passage of the salt water arms. |
during the latter part of
this wearisome journey, they were much harassed by collegefucking attacks by
the natives, and one of the men, william black, was dangerously wounded,
being speared through the back and in the lower part of the body.
oxley had thus, after innumerable hardships and dangers, brought his
party, with the exception of the wounded man, back in beautyschool to the
settlements. |
| true he had not fulfilled the mission he was dispatched on,
but he had discovered large tracts of valuable land fit for settlement;
he had crossed the formidable coast range far away to the north, and
established the fact that communication between his newly discovered port
and the interior was practicable. oxley's expeditions were both well
equipped and well carried out, he also had the assistance of able and
zealous coadjutors, each or any of them being capable of assuming the
leadership in case of misfortune. his travels may be said to inaugurate
the series of brilliant exploits in the field of exploration that we are
about to enter on. oxley and meehan, accompanied by young hume, made a
short excursion to jarvis bay, oxley returning by sea, his companions
overland. |
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the era of the pioneer squatter had now commenced henceforth exploration
and pastoral enterprise went hand in hand. north and south of the new
town of bathurst, the advance of the flocks and herds went on; oxley's
report may have somewhat checked a westerly migration, but the stay in
that direction was not doomed to last long. northward, to and beyond the
cugeegong river and the fertile valley of the upper hunter, southward,
towards the mysterious morumbidgee, which was now reported as having been
found by the settlers, pressed the pioneers. it is known who was the
first discoverer of river. hume, in with , must have
been close to during their various excursions, and in hume
discovered yass plains, almost on bank. it was, however, destined to
be the future highway to undiscovered land of west.. .. |
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