No Falls Had Yet
Been Seen That Boats Could Not Easily Pass Over; But In Seasons Of
Greater Drought Than The Present, Some Difficulty Might Be Experienced.
The travelling was excessively bad along the sides and points of the
hills; and as we had every reason
To believe the country was much lower
back from the river, I determined to quit its immediate banks, and
endeavour to make a more direct course than we found it possible to do
in following its windings, which, even if it were practicable, our
provisions will not permit.
August 24. - A very thick fog arising from the river prevented us from
setting forward until nearly ten o'clock, till when we could not see
fifty yards in any direction. Taking the earliest opportunity to quit
the river, we passed through a mountainous tract of country extremely
irregular and stony, but full of springs of water, and good grass. We
found it impossible to accomplish more than eight or nine miles, the
tops of the hills standing quite detached and unconnected into regular
ranges. We seemed ascending the ranges, which in some measure separate
the country farther westward from the river; as it was much lower in a
direction from south-south-west to north-west, and appeared to be fine
open grazing land. At four o'clock, we halted in a small valley for the
evening. Our course made good on a variety of bearings was 8. 6. W.,
seven miles.
August 25. - We again set forward, hoping soon to clear these lofty
hills, among which we seemed to be entangled:
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