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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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