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different direction^ in the hope of finding- some spot 

 where a road mig"ht he niade^ but returned with no 

 better success. This day we killed the best sheep 

 we had 3 et slaug'htered ; it weig'hed 53 Ibs.^ those 

 we had previously killed ^^ar3dno- from 40 to 48 lbs. ; 

 they did not keep fat^ but up to this time we were 

 enabled to fry all the meat, which mode of cookery 

 was more speedy and convenient for us than boiling- 

 or any other way. 



June nth. — We proceeded this evening- along' 

 the edg-e of the swamps, crossing- several small 

 creeks. In many places the wheels of the carts 

 sank to the axle-trees in consequence of the rotten- 

 ness of the g-round near the creeks. At leng-th we 

 camped, after travelling- about five miles. 



June 18th. — This day was Sunday, and at eleven 

 o'clock Mr. Kennedy assembled the whole party 

 under the shade of some larg-e trees and read prayers. 

 This was a practice always persevered in when 

 practicable, and unless for some very pressing- rea- 

 son, we uniformly set apart the Sabbath as a <iay 

 of rest, such an interval from our toils being- in fact 

 absolutely necessary. 



June Idth. — Ag-ain Mr. Kennedy started this 

 morning', accompanied by ^.ve men, into the swamps, 

 determined, if possible, to find a road by A\diich we 

 mig-ht cross them, and g-et to the foot of the 

 mountain rang"es on the south. He remained out 

 during- this and the two following- days. The natives 

 appear to be very numerous in the neighbourhood 



