Pebbles and blocks of Pegmatite covered the bed of the creek.

This rock also cropped out along the river.

This was the first time since leaving Moreton Bay that we met with primitive rocks, and I invite the attention of geologists to the close connection of the flint rock with granitic rocks; which I had many opportunities of observing in almost every part of the northern and western falls of the table land of New England.
A Melaleuca with very small decussate leaves, a tree about twenty-five feet high, was growing on the scrubby ridges.

Flooded-gums of most majestic size, and Casuarinas, grew along the river; in which there were many large reedy water-holes.

The season must be more than usually dry, some of the largest holes containing only shallow pools, which were crowded with small fishes, seemingly gasping for rain.