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before us was the Western or main branch of the Prince Regent River. Moving silently along amongst its fringe of tall trees of papyrus, Leichardt Pine, White gum, and smaller ones of willow and palm. We crossed the river and camped a short distance up the western bank
After lunch I and Allen rode out over splendidly grassed country for a mile and a half and then went up a volcanic mountain from which we had a fine view, and could see the upper course of the river for many miles. the mount we were on was 950 above sea level, but we saw a higher one a mile to the west, so riding across a vallery we tied up our horses and climbed up, I called