Winding
round the hillsides, and continually ascending, we pass Mr. Eyan's
bungalow on the left. It is noticeable here that the hill upon which it
is built is planted with tea, whilst immediately above is the
bluff-head of Hadiabetta Peak, its rocky precipitous face towards
Glenrock, its rounded summit and steeply sloping grassy sides
descending into the Phoenix Valley. On the right is another lofty hill,
called Chic Hadiabetta. Upon a spur of this, high above the road, are
the two Glenrock bungalows, reached by a steep path. The first of them
is occupied by the English miners and smiths. It is intended to
accommodate four men. It has a central dining and sitting room, and two
private rooms on either side; whilst a verandah, ever welcome in this
country, extends the entire length of the building. The cook-house runs
on one side. Curiously, and I must say unaccountably, the entrance to a
tunnel is being driven behind the latter building. The intention is to
ascertain if the outcrops of quartz on the hill above indicate a reef.
If this be the case, I fancy the cook-house will be found to be rather
in the way.
A
little further along this advanced plateau, and commanding a
magnificent view of the whole extent of the Glenrock Valley, stands the
mining captain's bungalow. Not many residences can boast of such a
prospect. To the right, the steep sides of mountain are covered with
dense forest; beyond which, across the valley and perched up amongst
the hills, our
