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Darabin Creek
thinly timbered Forest, of
Box, Gum, She Oak, & Wattle
but thickly covered with
excellent Grass, most of
the Land was as rich as I
ever saw in my Life
Grass 3 and 4 feet high, and
many places where a fire
had been thistles 5 feet
high - impossible for Grass
to stand thicker on the
Ground - we walked over
this Land about 12 miles
down my Side Line, in a
South West direction, when
we came to another Creek
of good water, in a most
beautifull vally - which
I named Lucy's Creek, and
Maria's Vally - extending
several miles and as fine
Land, and altogether a most
inchanting spot - after Leaving
this we crossed some plains
