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was darkj the track being" very plain. We collected 

 a gTeat many nondas to-day and baked some of 

 them A\ ith our bread^ which was the only way we 

 could eat them cooked ; they were much better 

 fresh from the trees, but we found them rather 

 astring-ent. Spring-, our best kang-aroo dog*, was 

 unable to come up to the camp this day, being- 

 overpowered by the heat of the sun, a circumstance 

 we all reg-retted, as he was a most excellent watch 

 dog-. 



Sept. 26^A.— We travelled a g'ood stag-e this 

 morning- before we found water, — in a sandy creek, 

 where the coimtry seemed to fall slig-htly to the 

 north-east. We still hoped to find a river running- 

 into Princess Charlotte's Bay. 



Sept. 27th. — We proceeded N.E. over alternating- 

 sandy ridg-es and marshy flats ; the latter, thoug-h 

 dry where we passed over them, presented the 

 appearance of being- g-enerally inundated. AVe 

 camped by the side of a rocky creek, containing- 

 very little water. 



Sept. 28th. — Just as we were about to start this 

 morning-, two natives, carrying- a bundle of reeds 

 and a basket, passed within a short distance of our 

 camp, and seemed to take no notice of us. Our 

 sheep were not to be found, having- rambled to a 

 distance ; althoug-h without a sheepfold, this was 

 the first instance in which the sheep had stra3^ed ; 

 they g-eneralty remained by the fire, towards which 

 they were driven at nig-ht, till morning-. 



