This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ... Paper II. MEMORANDUM OF A JOURNEY INTO THE INTERIOR, IN WHICH I SUCCEEDED IN CROSSING THE RUAHINE MOUNTAIN RANGE, WITH NOTES ON THE PECULIAR LOCAL BOTANY OP THAT REGION, Etc By W. Colenso, P.L.S. Read before the Sawke's Bay Philosophical Institute, October lith, 1878. WITH ADDITIONAL AND COPIOUS NOTES ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ... Paper II. MEMORANDUM OF A JOURNEY INTO THE INTERIOR, IN WHICH I SUCCEEDED IN CROSSING THE RUAHINE MOUNTAIN RANGE, WITH NOTES ON THE PECULIAR LOCAL BOTANY OP THAT REGION, Etc By W. Colenso, P.L.S. Read before the Sawke's Bay Philosophical Institute, October lith, 1878. WITH ADDITIONAL AND COPIOUS NOTES. "Upon the sides of Latmos was outspread A mighty forest;--And it had gloomy shades sequestered deep Where no man went."--Endymion. Ksats. "Alloi kamon, allot onanto."= Some toil, others reap. Ancient Proverb. On a former occasion I narrated my first visit to the Ruahine mountains, in which, after much toil, I succeeded in gaining the summit, although I failed in crossing the range. I should not now greatly care to say anything more about it, but for three reasons: --(1) To note particularly the localities of the peculiar Botany of the interior, --then, for the first time found, and not since, I believe, detected;--(2) To leave on record some mention of the difficulties of travelling in New Zealand in those earlier days, before there were either roads or horses, and when even " At the close, Dr. Speneer proposed, and Mr. J. A. Smith seconded, a unanimous vote of thanks to Mr. Colenso for his very interesting Paper, which was also earnestly supported by the Rt. Rev. Chairman (the Bishop of Waiapu), and warmly accorded by the meeting, with a further particular wish, that the same should be recorded." Ext., Proceedings, Trans. N.Z. Inst., 1878, vol. XI. p. 570. the route itself was necessarily so very difficult and different to what it is now: --and (3) to show that I did accomplish my original intention, --"perseverando vinces"! As may be readily supposed--by those who have heard my first attempt to cross the Ruahine--I had had quite enough of...
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