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280 Thirsty Sound
general appeard barren & very sandy most of the trees were gum trees but they seemd not inclind to Yeild their gum I saw only one tree which did. it was most destitute of fresh water probably that was the reason why so few inhabitants were seen it seemd to be subject to a severe rainy season so at least we judgd by the deep gullys which we saw had been plainly washd down from hills of a small hight
Whether the sea was more fruitfull than the land We had not an opportunity to try it did not seem to promise much as we with our hooks & lines could catch nothing nor were there any quantity of Oysters upon the shore the tide rose very much how high was not measurd but I think I may venture to guess not less at spring tides than 18 or twenty feet perhaps much more
The Captn & Dr Solander went today to examine the bottom of the inlet which appeard to go very far inland they found it to increase in its width the farther they went into it & concluded from that & some other circumstances that it was a channel which went through to the sea again they saw
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