Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0122
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Mount Egmont
12. This morn we were abreast of the great hill but it was wrappd up in clouds & remaind so the whole day it is probably very high as a part of its side which was for a moment seen was coverd with snow the countrey beyond it appeard very pleasant & fertile the sides of the hills sloping gradualy with our glasses we could distinguish many white lumps in companies of 50 or 60 together which probably were either stones or tufts of grass but bore much the resemblance of flocks of sheep. at night a small fire which burnd about 1/2 an hour made us sure that there were inhabitants of whoom we had seen no signs since the 10th.
13. This morn soon after day break we had a momentary view of our great hill the top of which was thick coverd with snow tho this month answers to July in England how high it may be I do not take upon me to judge but it is certainly the noblest hill I have ever seen as & it appears to the utmost advantage rising from the sea without another hill in its neighbourhood one 4th part of its hight at sun set the top appeard again for a few minutes but the whole day it was coverd with clouds.
14. In a large bay calld in the Draughts Murderers