a hurricane; but I could find no indications of a whirling force,
all the trees and branches lying in the same direction; besides
which, they seemed to have been torn down at various times, from
the different stages of decay in which they were found; and Mr.
Wright has subsequently informed me that almost every spring they
have a gale from west-north-west, which lasts but a short time, but
carries everything before it. It is this same strip of country
which is said to be more favoured with rain than that lower down.

Sand Drifting.--One can perceive everywhere in the neighbourhood of
Menindie, the effect of the winds in shifting the sand, by the
numerous logs in various stages of inhumation.

The Darling Pea.--It appears to be a disputed question, even on the
river, as to the effect of the Darling pea on horses, some
asserting that they become cranky simply from eating that herb, and
others that it is starvation that makes them mad. I could get no
satisfactory information even as to the symptoms, which seem to
vary considerably; but this I had from a reliable source, that
horses will eat the pea in large quantities without being
injuriously affected, provided they can obtain other food as well;
but that when they are on portions of the river where they can get
nothing else to eat, then they soon get an attack of madness.

Menindie to Scrope Ranges.--The country between Menindie and
Kokriega, in the Scrope Ranges, a distance of thirty-six miles in a
northerly direction, is a fine open tract of country, well grassed,
but having no permanent water. At Kokriega there is a well which
may be relied on for a small supply, but would be of no use in
watering cattle in large numbers. The ranges are composed of