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kept by a servant of Govr Hunter.
Hunter sent him with Hacking &
Wilson. At p 824 he describes what he
thought were "veins of salt", and he lays
down the course by which they travelled
from Prospect Hill, to those veins.

SSW one day 10 miles
SSW 2nd day 4 miles
SW by S 13 miles
SSW 5 miles then the salt.

What I want to know is the nature
of the country which now exists at
the above supposed salt spot:
and as it cannot be far from Camden
I dare say your young men
could pronounce at once without
further examination.

I shall be very grateful for
what they may tell me.

I am curious to know what
Hunter's people could have
mistaken for salt, for I suppose
there was something. Quartz
it could hardly be. I want to
set the matter at rest. I am occupied
(I can't say hard at work) in striving to
compress my Australia as I have