Continuing to journey over them, he reached a creek at 5 p.m.on which the wild fowl were numerous, running nearly north and south, and he rested on its banks for the night.

The timber consisted both of blue and rough gum, and the soil was a light earth.
Mr.Hume expected in the course of the day to have reached the Macquarie, but on arriving at the creek, he began to doubt whether it any longer existed, or whether it had not taken a more westerly direction.

On the following morning, therefore, he crossed the creek, and travelled W.S.W., for about two miles over good plains; then through light brushes of swamp-oak, cypress, box, and acacia pendula, for about twelve miles, to another creek leading northerly.

He shortly afterwards ascended a range of hills stretching W.N.W.to which he gave the name of New Year's Range.
From these hills, he had an extensive view, although not upon the highest part, but the only break he could see in the horizon was caused by some hills bearing by compass W.by S.distant about twenty-five miles.

There was, however, an appearance as of high land to the northward, although Mr.
Hume thought it might have been an atmospheric deception.