a sense of duty he was as bold as a lion, whilst his
manner to me was ever gentleness itself, as indeed it was to all.*

(*Footnote. He was the eldest son of Octavius Smith, Esquire, of Thames
Bank, and grandson of the late William Smith, Esquire, long known in
political life as Member for Norwich.)

Upon the final return of the expedition a desire was expressed by some
gentlemen of the colony of Western Australia to remove Mr. Smith's
remains to Perth; but upon mature reflection I declined their friendly
proposal, preferring rather to let him rest close by the spot where he
died, having given the name of my ill-fated friend to a river which hides
itself in the sandy plains near where he fell so early a sacrifice to his
gallant and enterprising spirit.

CHAPTER 6. SUMMARY OF DISCOVERIES.

RIVERS AND MOUNTAIN RANGES DISCOVERED.

Having now brought the narrative of my expedition along the western
shores of Australia to a close I shall here retrace in a brief summary
the principal geographical discoveries to which it led.

The country examined during this expedition lies between Cape Cuvier and
Swan River, having for its longitudinal limits the parallel of 24 degrees
and that of 32 degrees south latitude, and the expedition combined two
objects: the examination and nautical survey of such parts of the coast
lying between these limits as were imperfectly known, and the exploration
of such parts of the continent as might on examination appear worthy of
particular notice.

RIVERS DISCOVERED.

In the course of my explorations ten rivers, which are, when considered
with reference to the other known ones of Western Australia, of
considerable importance, were discovered, some of them being larger than
any yet found in the south-west of this continent; many smaller streams
were also found.

The larger rivers I have named:

The Gascoyne,
The Murchison,
The Hutt,
The Bowes,
The Buller,
The Chapman,
The Greenough,
The Irwin,
The Arrowsmith,
The Smith.

Two mountain ranges were discovered; one at the northern extremity of the
Darling Range and about thirty miles to the eastward of it, lofty and
altogether differing in character from the Darling, which at this point,
where its direction is nearly north and south, is called Moresby's
Flat-topped Range.

I have taken the liberty of naming this northern range, after her most
gracious Majesty, The Victoria Range; and the extensive district of
fertile country exten