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Mr. C. S. Copeland returned from hi* timber search down the coast on Thursday, and report* rcrj favourably on parts of the main land visited by him. Me arrived at Melville Island the day after leaving here, but on account of the island being overgrown with dense high grass, which made travelling impossible, his party was unable to obtain any information as to the timber-bearing qualities of the island* He saw no natives at this plaee. Leaving the island the Ark cruised round the Gulf for a considerable distance, the general character of the weather being squally and wet, and the situation of the party at times being rather uncomfortable. On the main land, too, travelling was rendered extremely trying very often, through the swampy nature of the country, long grass, and other causes. The chief explorations appear to have been conducted in the vicinity of the Alligator rivers. Each of the three Alligators (the South, West and East, as they are eailed,) was sailed up for many miles; but of the South Alligator Mr. Copeland is particularly lavish in his praises. The entrance to this river is calculated to W at least two miles wide, and for the w hole of the So miles sailed up bj the Ark it carried a depth of water sufficient to float the largest vessel of the day. Owing to the coustant freshes, against which evcu a dingy could not be pulled, the hope of ascending any further distance had to be abandoned, but from information tendered by some natives who visited the cutter it was judged that the river was navigable for another 50 miles at least. Mr. Copeland discovered some very fine forests of timber, ampleat any rale for railway purposes, though none handy enough to the rivers to do away wilh land carriage. The distance from Port Darwin to whore the best forest is located is about 150 miles.'I’lin Aral. Cliinivn nn!fn(nilt; n4IDIDUtfcsitbeToc»Sorefairkofiv-haierethebo.aspreleafulGewe*lt;isetvolbason1occthewai
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Palmerston North Australian
Palmerston, Northern Territory, AU
Sat, Mar 26, 1887
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