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Colonist, Volume III, Issue 265, 4 May 1860, Page 3

Discovery by the Exploring Party.—Letters have been received from Mr. Ronald Gunn, the leader of the North-Western Tasmanian Exploring Party, which bring the welcomed intelligence, of a discovery of the greatest importance to the colony. Not the discovery of a valuable gold-field but that of a large tract of well-watered and lightly timbered country, abounding in luxuriant herbage and consisting of either level lands, or gentle hills. When Mr. Gunn set out upon his prospecting expedition, we stated that if his pilgrimage was not rewarded by the discovery of a rich gold-field, that being the ostensible object of his search, we had not a doubt that the colony woulf reap the advantage of his observation, either by the discovery of a pastoral and agricultural country of value that, would be added to that we already

possess, or the auriferous region we had reason ,to believe existed in the terra incognito of the westward. It h gratifying to know that pastoral and agricultural land of value has been ascer. tamed to exist-at a place where it was not known before.: It will now be for those of our setllera who have beea looking towards New Zealand for depasturing landsto turn their attention to the neW country. There, wo-have no doubt, from the description that has been given, will be found sufficient land for the sheep of Tasmania. There the agriculturist will be enabled to secure to himself the production of those staple articles to export which above all others are eminently qualified to return riches to this beautiful island. We wait with some anxiety further particulars of Mr. Gunn's discovery.