MEETING AND ENCOUNTER WITH THE NATIVES. UNFORTUNATE RESULTS. DESCENT FROM THE SANDSTONE RANGE. DESCRIPTION OF A NEW VOLCANIC COUNTRY. DISCOVERY AND CHARACTER OF THE GLENELG RIVER. IMPEDIMENTS FROM MARSHES AND STREAMS. PROGRESS TOWARDS THE UPPER PART OF THE GLENELG. CHAPTER 9. TO THE UPPER GLENELG. WORKS OF NATIVE INDUSTRY. MOUNT LYELL. MAGNIFICENT PROSPECT. MARKS OF INUNDATIONS. NATIVES. COCKATOOS. TORRENTS OF RAIN. SWAMPS. SNAKE AND KANGAROO. NATIVE BRIDGE. PRECIPITOUS PASS. FRILLED LIZARD. BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY. WILD OATS. CURIOUS BIRDS. PAINTED CAVE. CROSS A LARGE RIVER. NATURAL GRAPERY. FORD THE GLENELG. WEAKNESS OF THE MEN. ANOTHER PAINTED CAVE. NARROW ESCAPE. IMPASSABLE SANDSTONE RANGES. CHAPTER 10. RETURN TO HANOVER BAY. UNSUCCESSFUL SEARCH FOR A PASS. PREPARATIONS TO RETURN. LIGHT EXPLORING PARTY SENT FORWARD UNDER LIEUTENANT LUSHINGTON. THEIR REPORT. COMMENCEMENT OF MARCH BACK. CHANGE OF TRACK. CURIOUS MOUNDS OF STONES. PASS MOUNT LYELL. RECOVERY OF BURIED STORES. ANXIETY ON APPROACHING HANOVER BAY. REJOIN THE LYNHER. MEETING WITH THE BEAGLE. STATE OF THE PLANTS AND SEEDS LEFT AT THE ENCAMPMENT. REEMBARKATION. SAIL FOR THE MAURITIUS. CHAPTER 11. NATURAL HISTORY. CLIMATE. ABORIGINES. DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS. NEW KANGAROO. NEW DOMESTIC DOG. CHECKS ON INCREASE OF ANIMALS. INFLUENCE OF MAN ON THEIR HABITS. TRACES OF AN ANIMAL WITH A DIVIDED HOOF. BIRDS. EMUS. ALLIGATORS. CLIMATE. PROOFS OF ITS SALUBRITY. THERMOMETRICAL OBSERVATIONS. ABORIGINES, THEIR HABITS AND MANNERS. INDIVIDUALS OF AN ALIEN RACE. SIMILARITY OF CUSTOMS WITH OTHER AUSTRALIAN TRIBES. CAVES. DRAWINGS. TOMBS. CHAPTER 12. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. COMMERCIAL PROSPECTS. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. MOUNTAIN RANGES. RIVERS. VALLEYS. PRODUCTIONS SUITED FOR CULTIVATION. COMMERCIAL PROSPECTS. TRADE WITH THE ASIATIC ARCHIPELAGO. METHOD OF BARTER. SUCCESS OF AMERICAN VESSELS. TRADING PRODUCTS OF THE SEVERAL ISLANDS. CHAPTER 13. AT SWAN RIVER. PLAN FOR RETURNING TO THE NORTH-WEST COAST. WHY ABANDONED. EXCURSION TO THE NORTH OF PERTH. STORY-TELLING TO NATIVES. LAKES. DELAY, AND BIVOUACK. NATIVE TOILETTE. MEETING WITH A NEW TRIBE. CURIOUS SUPERSTITIONS. REVENGEFUL COMBAT AND MURDER PREVENTED. RETURN TO PERTH. EXCURSION IN SEARCH OF MR. ELLIOTT. CAUSE OF IT. THE MURRAY RIVER. WILD CATTLE. NATIVE TRACKING. CROSS THE DARLING RANGE. CONDITION OF DISTANT SETTLERS. ROUTE ALONG MR. ELLIOTT'S TRACKS. KILLING A KANGAROO. LOSE THE TRACKS. NATIVE GRAVE. ESTUARY OF THE LESCHENAULT. MEET WITH MR. ELLIOTT. RETURN TO PERTH. CHAPTER 14. FROM SWAN RIVER TO THE SHORES OF SHARK BAY. PLAN OF EXPEDITION. SAIL FROM SWAN RIVER FOR SHARK BAY. LAND AT BERNIER ISLAND. DESCRIPTION OF IT. BURY THE STORES. INEFFECTUAL SEARCH FOR WATER. LOSS OF A BOAT IN REEMBARKING. PULL FOR DORRE ISLAND. ITS CHARACTER. HURRICANE. BOATS DRIVEN ASHORE. DISTRESS FOR WATER. SAIL FOR THE MAIN. GROUND ON A SANDBANK. EXTENSIVE SHALLOWS. FAIL IN MAKING THE LAND. ANCHOR OFF MANGROVE CREEK. CHAPTER 15. THE GASCOYNE RIVER.