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the honor to name Patersons River, formerly called the Cedar Arm, falls into Hunters River.
30th
Proceeded about 14 miles. -- The country in general low cover'd with wood. -- Very little of it fit for cultivation not from the soil -- but from the lowness of the situation.
July 1st
This day we concluded ourselves 12 miles higher up and as the banks of the River in most places are very low and swampy we fix'd upon the first dry ground, for our Head Quarters, where we built a small tent hut, thatched with grass, which grows luxuriant. Here is an extent of Country for about three miles to the Southward with several Lagoons, and rather low, but except on the banks of the river not subject to floods, the soil in most places is good thinly interspersed with fine lofty Trees. -- This I named Schank's Forest Plains -- in honor of Captain Schanks, the Projector of the Lady Nelson -- a Gent. much interested in the prosperity of this Colony. The wood generally known by the name of Cedar does not abound much in this place.
2d
Sent the Launch back to the vessel. Mr. Harris attended me on a short excursion up the River about six miles. -- We found the stream in some places so exceedingly rapid that we were under the the necessity of dragging up our little boat. --
3d
Set out again early in the morning up the river