John Bussell

“ Passing those curious caverns which have procured the name of Sumers Chimney pots from the sombre like manner in which the Sea sends up the foam through them, first entering at an orifice on the beach, and their breaking out again through the chasm, that the falling in of the earth and rock has made above in the bush; we reached the Tumerian stream at half past nine where we shot a duck upon which, we dined, after we passed the Conical hills, from the head of the Creek I made a direct course for Augusta, and came out upon the river about a hundred yards above Mr Turners. ”

“ After about a mile and a half of such a Country we came to a large flat abounding in Banksia Grass trees and a Swampy Vegetation, this flat was a black Sand with however a considerable admixture of soil, beyond this bearing west we now observed rising ground, but before we began to ascend we came upon a brook surrounded with the most magnificent White Gum trees, the Scenery here was very beautiful, and on the banks that sloped down to the water we dined, with the prospect of steep acclivities before us and rivers branching but in every direction. ”

“ Half a mile of this brought us upon that remarkable feature the white patch, and as I believe an opinion obtains that it is a Sandstone formed of hardened drift from the beach I shall insert my own observations. ”