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to their assistance, and pursued the blacks for some distance, who, 
however, were soon lost in the dense growth on the other side of 
the creek. The spear being extracted, and the wound dressed, 
we continued in the same direction, and reached, after about two 
miles, a tidal creek about 20 yards wide. Luckily for us it was 
low tide, and we were therefore able to cross easily, the banks 
showing that at high tide there was more than twelve feet of 
water. From here we went for about four miles over open forest- 
country, and camped on the edge of a flat, on a short allowance 
of water. After the camp was formed, the leader, myself, and 
two other members of the party, accompanied by two of the 
blacks, followed the flat down in a north-easterly direction for 
about a mile, when we discovered a clear spring in a pandanus 
thicket, which we named “ The Rose.” The blacks soon brought 
the coolies down, and all the water-bags were replenished. After 
a quiet night the water-bottles were filled again, and we started 
on a north-north-westerly course for about two miles when we 
came to a large creek fringed with mangroves. Following this 
for about three-fourths of a mile in a south-south-westerly direc- 
tion, a narrow part of the creek was reached, where a couple of 
trees were felled, over which we crossed to the other side. A 
quarter of a mile westerly brought us to a salt-water river about 
50 yards wide, which forced us to alter our course to north-west. 
We travelled in this direction for about three miles over a high 
sandy flat, and camped for dinner with a short allowance of 
water. 
After a rest we continued our trip in a north-easterly direction, 
over ridges covered with ironstone boulders, the intense heat 
and scarcity of water making this sort of travelling most unpleas- 
ant. After going about three miles we struch a pandanus-flat, 
and following this down in a north-westerly direction for about a 
mile we discovered a beautiful strong-running freshwater stream, 
which was named the “Bath.” A swim in the cool water and a 
copious drink revived the party wonderfully, and after filling our 
waterbags we pushed on for a couple of miles more, and camped 
for the night on a high ironstone ridge. 
On the 11th October a paperbark swamp was encountered 
shortly after starting, which forced us to alter our course to north- 
east, and after a mile’s travel the sea was at last sighted. A large 
swamp, however, blocked our way; and here the first plant new 
to me—Lycopodium cernwwm—was found. There was no chance 
to avoid this swamp, so we had to cross it, travelling for about a 
quarter of a mile, sometimes up to our belts in black mud. The 
course was continued in a north-easterly direction for half a mile, 
when a large river, which was called the “Johnson,” was seen run- 
ning on our left, going east. Pushed on for about two miles to 
