CHAPTER III. 



VICTORIA RIVER. 



PROCEED DOWN THE RIVER FROM REACH HOPELESS — MEET 

 WATERING PARTY — ONE OF THE MEN DESERTS — KANGA- 

 ROO SHOOTING — THE WRITER LEFT TO COMPLETE SURVEY 

 OF RIVER — SILK COTTON-TREE — FERTILITY OF WHIRLWIND 

 PLAINS — ATTEMPT OF ONE OF THE CREW TO JUMP OVER- 

 BOARD — REACH THE SHIP — SUFFER FROM SORE EYES — 

 LIEUT. EMERY FINDS WATER — GEOLOGICAL SPECIMENS — 

 bird's PLAYHOUSE — TIDES — STRANGE WEATHER — RANGE 

 OF BAROMETER — ACCOUNTED FOR BY PROXIMITY OF PORT 



ESSINGTON HURRICANE — EFFECTS OF THE LATTER 



DREARY COUNTRY BEHIND WATER VALLEY — FRUITLESS 

 ATTEMPT TO WEIGH SHIp's ANCHORS — OBLIGED TO SLIP 



FROM BOTH OF THEM PROCEED DOWN THE RIVER 



COMPLETE SURVEY OF MAIN CHANNEL — VISIT SOUTH 

 ENTRANCE POINT OF RIVER— DISCOVER A NUMBER OF 

 DEAD TURTLE — CROSS OVER TO POINT PEARCE — MR. 



BYNOE SHOOTS A NEW FINCH THE AUTHOR SPEARED — 



PURSUED BY NATIVES — ESCAPE — FLIGHT OF NATIVES — 



ARMED PARTY PURSUE THEM NIGHT OF SUFFERING — 



GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE VICTORIA GOUTY-STEM 



TREE AND FRUIT. 



November 13. — The day was devoted to fixing the 

 position of several of the surrounding hills ; and in 

 the afternoon we obtained observations for ratin«f 



