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of success^ were eag-er to set out on their pilgTimag'e 

 of discovery. 



June 5fh. — We breakfasted at an early hour this 

 morning', and proceeded at once to harness our 

 horses to the carts, three to each cart. The carts 

 contained about seven hundred- weig-ht each. This 

 business having* been completed, and the pack-horses 

 saddled and loaded, we started at nine o'clock a.m., 

 and proceeded along the beach. Mr. Kennedy and 

 .lackey rode in fi'ont, followed by the three carts. 

 After Wall, riding- one horse and leading* two pack- 

 horses, came Goddard, Doug-las, Mitchell, and Dunn, 

 leading" three pack-horses, then Niblet in their rear, 

 riding" one and leading two horses, followed by 

 Carpenter driving" the sheep, and myself on foot, 

 carrying" Mr. Kennedy's mountain barometer, which 

 he had g-iven into my charge during- the journey ; 

 and I was also to take the time for that gentle- 

 man, in his observations. 



After travelling in this order about two miles, we 

 came to a large river,* emptying itself into Rocking- 

 ham Ba}'. This river was about one hundred and 

 fifty 3^ards wide, and although the tide ran up it 

 about a mile, fresh water was procurable from it 

 considerably nearer the sea. 



At nearly high-water I tasted fresh water on one 

 side of the river, and salt on the other, and about 

 two hours after high water, there was no difficulty 

 in obtaining plenty of excellent water on either side 

 of the river, in different places. There is a great 



* Mackay River of the Admiralty chart of Rockingham Bay. 



