Explorations in Australia

Two years afterwards other explorations were attempted, and especially should be noted Captain Delessier’s. He was disposed to think more favourably of the nature of the country. The enterprise of squatters seeking for fresh fields and pastures new, to whom square miles represent less than acres to graziers and sheep farmers in England–is not easily daunted. They made a few settlements; but the scanty pasturage and the difficulty of obtaining water, by sinking wells, in some instances to the depth of over 200 feet, have been great drawbacks.