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g'etting" all our stores and implements in proper order 

 for starting". 



A few yards from our camp was a fresh water 

 creek; fi'om whicli^ althoug'h the tide ran into it about 

 one hundred yards — where it was stopped by a small 

 bank — we could obtain excellent water. The g'rass 

 around was very long-^ and mostly of very coarse 

 descriptions^ consisting* chiefly of a species of Uniola 

 g"rowing* in tufts^ and an Agrostis with creeping" 

 roots and broad blades ; the horses seemed to like the 

 Uniola best. A little to the northward of our camp 

 were very hig'h and almost perpendicular rocks^ com- 

 posed mostly of micaceous schist^ covered with 

 various epiphytal or chides and ferns. 



The labour of the day being- ended, and most of 

 our stores landed, the g'reater number of our party 

 came ashore to pass the nig-ht j and after having* 

 tethered the horses in fresh places, we assembled at 

 supper, the materiel of which (beef and biscuit) was 

 sent from the ship. We then took possession of our 

 tents, one square tent being* allotted to Mr. Ken- 

 nedy ) Niblet, Wall, and myself occupied a small 

 round one; Taylor, Doug*las, Carpenter, Mitchell, 

 and Jacke}^, a larg*e round tent ; and Lufl", Dunn, 

 Goddard, and Costigan, the other. 



Mr. Kennedy's tent was 8 feet long*, by 6 feet, 

 and 8 feet hig'h, and in it were placed a compact 

 table, constructed with joints so as to fold up, a 

 lig'ht camp stool, his books and instruments. The 

 two larg'er round tents were pyramidal in shape, 



