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found^ a strong* proof that Jackey had hit upon the 

 rig'ht place. 



Jackey then took us throug'h a dense scrub for 

 some distance, when we came on open swampy 

 g"round about half a mile wide; on the opposite 

 side there was more scrub, close to which there 

 were three larg-e ant-hills ; Jackey took us up to the 

 centre one, five yards from which poor Kennedy 

 fell ; ag'ainst this ant-hill Jackey placed him when 

 he went after the saddle-bag'S. Jackey told us to 

 look about for broken spears ; some pieces were 

 found 5 he then took us to a place about sixty yards 

 from the ant-hill, where he put Mr. Kennedy, who 

 then told him not to carry him far. About a 

 quarter of a mile from this place, towards the creek, 

 Jackey pointed out a clear space of ground, near an 

 ang-le of a very small running* stream of fresh water, 

 close to three young* pandanus trees, as the place 

 where the unfortunate g-entleman died, Jackey 

 had taken him here to wash his wounds and stop 

 the blood. It was here, when poor Kennedy found 

 he was dying*, that he gave Jackey instructions 

 about the papers, when Jackey said, " Why do you 

 talk so : you are not g'oing* to leave me ?" 



Jackey then led the way to a dense tea-tree 

 scrub, distant about three or four hundred yards, 

 where he had carried the body and buried it. AVhen 

 we came to the edg'e of the scrub, Jackey was at a 

 loss where to enter, as he said when he was carrying* 

 the corpse he did not look behind — all the objects in 



