Colonel Patersons Narrative of the Coal Harbour & Rivers',14 June-17 July, 1801 (Series 39.065) - No. 0007

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till two a,clock pulling over some rapid streams. The country now became much higher, with good soil and the Banks of the River cover'd with Cedar, Ash and what is call'd Box. The extent of our journey to day was to a beautiful green Mount from which we had a very extensive view of a low country almost surrounded with a high chain of Mountains bearing from N.E. to E.S.E. and about 20 miles distant. This I named Mount Anne, in honor of Mrs King -- being the first Mountain, commencing a range that extends about nine miles. -- A remarkable Mountain in shape not unlike the Peak of Teneriffe which I named Mount York, base S.S.W. This is a good land mark for the entrance into Hunters River, and is seen at a great distance. -- Returned to Head Quarters in the evening. --

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Having fix'd on Schanks Forest Plain as our place of rendezvous in the neighbourhood of which is a large lagoon reported to be nine miles across, and as the weather was very variable I thought it better to convince myself of the nature and extent of this large Reef of water, as described and supposed to be the source of Patersons River, than to undertake a longer journey towards the Mountains untill the weather became more settled. About a mile higher up the river is a deep creek to the right -- which from its direction gave us every