The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-10-18


stations. the average wages OF which are b
about ESQ per snnum (si50) man with Q
a family who can take charge OF two fioeAs, IS 1
paid in proportion.
The quantity OF wool produced from each
sheep is comparatively small being only about 4
81 lbs each of wool, but of very fine quail i
", and brings about Is. Sd per 10 Upon $
the stations, believe there is no part OF the
world where the same quantity OF Wool can l
be produced with little expense, noswith- I
standing the comparatively high prices of Ia :
Dor and provisions, The general increase OF
a flock Of ewes is about 10 per cent. which I
accounts for the rapid increase OF quantities
exported of late wears. The advantages this ii
country has that OF Eng land or the
States IS that no provision is required during
the winter months.
There are considerable numbers of cattle 4
stations snd believe considerable quantities
OF hides are exported and until the last lew
wears, preserved meats were shipped IN large i
quantities TO the East Indies and other c@un-
tries Bu, rapid increase ia population, on ao-
count OF the gold discoveries IN the nelshbor-
ing colonies, pun an end 10 |: two or three
years ago.
Ii is a universal opinion that this country !
can never be an Agricultural country, iurtEeF
than home consumption Is concerned. In the .
district from which / write, wheat Is grown +
sufficient for the wants OF the people But
this summer crops of every kind We're retard {
ed By the somewhat unusual droa-h Ami +,
dale the cnlv town worthy of name IN the /
district is about COG miles from the east
coast aud abou; 400 from Sydney, The CAPT
tai Of Australia. Two or three considerable
ranges of mountains intervene. New Eng
land Is q ind of table land situated north OF
/ the last range and has the coolest climate OF
any part of Australia which l have visited as
vet. light snow is frequently known TO
fall i'll the months of june and July, but It's
/ duration does not much exceed the time of It's
falling. Trosts often continue at intervals, for
four or five months in the year, which is a
great draw back 10 cultivation, otherwise this
IS the best district for cultivation in the colo
! ny being kind of table land, lying be
tween two ranges of mountains, the climate
I south OF the southern or Liverpool range be-
ing much warmer and dryer.
But. after all, there are defects in natural
formations of the country which are more OBJ
vious, and especially to an American, than
those Of the soil or the climate. Instead OF
the lofty forests of America, which furnish
such inexhaustible supplies, SO necessary to
every kind of Improvement, the eye meets
here nothing of such imposing appearance
but scattered clumps of unwieldy trunks and
branches, resembling shaggy cinnamon trees,
upon the margin Of rivers in the Western
State. of America. The bark of all forest
trees in this country, is shed once every year.
: There are two or three varieties, distinguished
by different names, Box, Swinging Bark,
Mial, &c, but they are evidently all of the
! same species The leaves continue green all
: the year round. put possesses little fresh
, or moisture, and do not enrich the
ground The grass IS as green III The IoreS's
elsewhere.
The animal and vegetable productions of
. the country are extremely limited, particular
y the latter The kangaroo is the principal
of the former, of which there are several va
retes. varying in size from large dog to that
of cat, the native dog Ia kind of wolf, }
opossum and flying squirrel, constitute the
chief of the quadrupeds found here. The
species and varieties of birds are. however.
; numerous. among which found the emu.
the wild turkey, wild duck, parrots, ravens,
. quails. cockatoos, &c.
f The want Of navigable rivers is perhaps the
. greatest impeachment of this country resour-
: ces. and indeed this must oppose IN
surmountable barrier to the introduction of
commerce into the interior Nearly all the
necessaries of life are at this time transported
upon two wheeled bullock draws, to the vari
Gus towns in the interior, perhaps 800 or 400
miles. L have known bullock team to be
over three months making the trip from
port town to this place. f22 per cwt is being
paid at this time from Sydney TO this place
Steamboats, run daily from Sydney to Nor
peth, about fifty miles, upon the Hunter river.
after which the tide leaves it, and il becomes
Insignificant creek. The appearance of the
river itself resembles more Of the sea
than river.
Lastly, in speaking of society, / know no
comparison 10 those Anglo Australians. New
er having visited England, l cannot compare
them with EDplishmeu at home | am dis
posed to think, however, that distinction of
classes exist in no part of The world to great
er extent than in this country The laooring
, classes all styled servants, and treated
such in every respect. The squaste"s are
the aristoeracy, and expect to be addressed as
superors by ali working | am often
} quite shocked at the servihty aud abject hu-
mlliiy OF those ignorant fools v no suffer them
selves to be overcome by such weakness. /
really believe that ignorance among this class
is as much desired by the more fortunate. as
shareholders in the States are supposed to DO
by by Enghshmen. AS for the natives, OF
whom there is quite number in this district,
| presume all persons who read any will
have learned more respecting them than | can
possibly il, in this short communicated
t Their appearance is at once disgusting and
, loathsome; their habits slovenly and incident;
their disposition cowardly and reyengeful
, their intelects scarcely exceeding animal in
. stinct, and their aspirations apparently little
more than sufficien: TO provide for their pres
ent wants. Their instrument Of war consist
of Boomerang, "a circular instrument about
2 feet long which they throw with consider
able dexterity The nulia nulla, simply q
straight piece OF wood or 3 feet long. con-
siderably enlarged at one end and covered with
nails; spear wood abou. eight feet in
length and barbed. A kind OF triangle, to