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landed again on Auckland Island. They wandered along the cliff 

 for some time, until they came to a finger-post directing them to 

 the depot, to which they made their way, in spite of the dense 

 tangled mass of undergrowth, and the fact that the only boots they 

 had were made of sealskin, and their clothes were mostly of sail 

 cloth. Having arrived at the depot, they launched the boat there, 

 and after provisioning it, they sailed and rowed round the north end 

 of the island, and reached the north harbour, where they put in on 

 account of bad weather ; from there, watching an opportunity, 

 they got back to the scene of the wreck on Disappointment 

 Island, and in three trips brought the rest of the shipwrecked 

 crew across to the main island. Landing on the western side, and 

 walking overland, the boat was then sailed around again to Port 

 Ross and so all the survivors were safely accommodated, after six 

 months fearful privations and suffering from cold, wet, and 

 hunger. Wood was available in plenty but they could only 

 muster two matches between them. With these they lit a fire, 

 and kept it going, bringing it to the mainland in an old tin. 

 When we rescued them they all looked very fit and well, and had 

 had time to recoup after their terrible time on Disappointment 

 island. After taking on board one of the castaways to act as cook 

 to the Campbell Island party, and after reprovisioning the depot, 

 we sailed south about 7.30 a.m., and proceeded down the coast to 

 uirniey Harbour, which was the destination of the Auckland 



f«uTrt, ? ? f 4 the ex P editi °n. Carnley Harbour is entered 

 irom the east between the two fine heads, the southern of which 



*Ju i S - i! h se P arated f rom Auckland Isles by a narrow 



S'l ni Wldei ?n S out int0 a mas s of inlets penetrating 



na ro v a li P n°f r ' ^he w eBtem end of the strait is exceedingly 



fT £? ?£ ly stable at great risk, since the enormous send 



entr no* it? ?^ n breaks with S^t force against the 

 SS.W ad ^ ed t the tide rusn th ™gh th! narrows, 



mTanTficent g tZ S Jffi The SCener y is ™* fine > and *• harbour 

 domiuatea L W ° 8 [ 1S * abru P tlv to 2,000 feet. The Rata 



graTs Da^Z 7°™ w 6 °° f eet Then come « "»" lo "g Tussock 



SiSLi ^! l T^ t t om(nd€ ^ *«ed with Suttonia divaricate, 



is know ii to us is th* £ t ' T mu ow t0 A ' UUU teet - L niB zone 

 is luckUy thomle?s T^l^^. is almosfc ^penetrable ; it 

 grows its own 3 !' . \ Q Xanthoma forming large tussocks 

 iu the Sffj^^J^J* is abg ent the bodies have grown 



effect of 



in the shelter nf thV^-l £ * « absent the bushes ha 



making the surfte ^ T f ? rmed ' and have had the 

 It resembles a^^£^ gl ? i°^ h and difficult to traverse, 

 tussock means comSo v P6at hags ' antl a fal1 off a Xanthoma 

 if this fom o^nSv ^ P T UlC l and much a ™°> ance - Bwt 



worse, for matted Zp I ? .5 P erha P« the SutUmia scrub is 

 violent gales, it is S? 7 - ?V iecessit y of Protection from the 

 adopted lor ro«n£s5n™* ^ ? eep - Thyre ai ' e three mefc hods 

 the top. or ^l^^J^ "^ ** on the top, roll over 

 generally adonted tv.. 1Ldm - , l n e two former methods were 

 half hours to \ Iron down ??S? l f' " took four of us > two and a 

 distance was sx 5 arcelv7^^ hll k fr ° m 70 ° feet to sea level, and the 

 forming the eastern arm Iff n Ca , mi> AVas tixea on » promontory 

 and boat shed which hL h "J? Cove ' wbere there was a depot 



mariner in the past and I, aTi he .n 0me of manv a shipwrecked 



P «, and no doubt will be again at no distant date, 



