THE SENTINEL AT LONE GUM CAMP.

From "CODEX." — To your interesting article referring to the solitary gum that stands like a sentinel among the mallee at Lone Gum Camp, a further fact may be added.  This gum, which stands amid low mallee scrub — whip-stick mallee—on the highlands above the Murray Valley is peculiar, as its species is particularly confined to the vast river flats. For many years this arboreal giant was known as Trussell's Retreat. Trussell, who was employed by the Cobdogla station proprietor, one of the Chambers family, was forced to ascend into its umbrageous shelter by an infuriated steer. Hence nomenclature relatively interesting. Lone gum is picturesque, but lacks legendary association. So many Murray names are disappearing and others substituted entirely dissociated from historical incidents, that lend them interest, that one regrets the enthusiasm which causes the newer settlers to obliterate the traces of the original pioneers. Mr. Charles Tussell, a son of the gentleman who discovered the opportune tree, once showed me a gun which Captain Sturt had presented to his father when the indefatigable navigator was rowing down the long winding miles of our mightiest river. He spoke at the that time of presenting it to the Museum authorities.