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We remained here during the night, and were 

 dehghted next morning by the visit of a man who 

 signified that he belonged to Ah-mo-leen of Yandangah, 

 which we had heard was the name of the chief 

 residing there. Very httle persuasion induced him to 

 undertake to conduct us to that place on the morrow, 

 and having made satisfactory arrangements, Martin 

 and I set off for Lorenne to see Mooldooyah, and to 

 watch for opportunities for lunars, &c. 



We found the yarangas here preferable to those we 

 had lately left ; they were cleaner and more commo- 

 dious, both of which were appreciable advantages. 

 As we did not intend to make any lengthened jom'ney, 

 the heavier lading of the sledges was left under care 

 of Mooldooyah, w^ho was to await our return. Bidding 

 him and Yaneenga farewell, we started on the morning 

 of the 24th escorted by Pelowyo, the man who had 

 agreed to guide us, and another native. This was one 

 of the finest days and most pleasant travel we had 

 seen throughout, and having lightened sledges we 

 were less tied to attention to our equipages than 

 hitherto. 



A run of a couple of leagues brought us to Co-cone, 

 consisting of seven huts of tolerable size ; we only 

 stopped there a moment to obtain a draught of water, 

 then speeded on, passing a river and two fresh-water 



