166 Kennedy's expedition. 



Kennedy's order^uot to fire on the blacks, unless 

 they molested us. I was anxious on this occasion 

 not to let the natives know how few we w^ere, and 

 was g'lad to send them away in so quiet a manner. 

 One of our sheep died this day, and as we had lost 

 several before, and had but little to employ us, we 

 opened it to see if we could ascertain the cause 

 of its death. We found its entrails full of water. 

 Our party was now divided into three bodies : 

 Mr. Kennedy, Jackey, and four others, clearing* a 

 way up the mountain; Niblett and three others 

 g'uarding' the stores; whilst myself, Dunn, and 

 Mitchell, had cliarg-e of the sheep and horses. It 

 was necessary, therefore, for us to keep a g'ood 

 look-out, and two of us watched tog'ether. 



Aug. 7th. — Early this morning- a man came down 

 to help us with tlie horses and sheep. We loaded 

 our horses, with the exception of one, which was 

 too weak, and too much bruised from falling', to 

 travel. We turned him toward the open g-round, 

 and having" packed our horses, went on till dark, 

 when we tied our horses to a tree and lay down for 

 the nig'lit beside them, althoug"h it rained all nig'ht. 

 We had each of us a water can which held five 

 pints, which we filled, and our two water keg's, at 

 the foot of the rang-e, fearing- we migiit not find 

 water in the journey over. 



Avg. 8fh. — At daylig'ht we w^ere afoot and 

 breakfasted, and started immediately after. We 

 travelled up the hills all day, but made very little 



