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went to fetch water from the well, when, greatly to our 

 dismay, we found nothing but a little Kquid mud at the 

 Ibottom, and it then became evident that the hole was 

 one which had been made to collect rain water, and would 

 never fill again as long as the present drought continued. 

 As we did not know what we might suffer for want of 

 water, we filled our jar with this muddy stuff so that 

 it mieht settle. In the afternoon I crossed over to the 

 other side of the island, and made a large fire, in order 

 that our men might see we were still there. 



The next day (24th) I determined to have another 

 search for water; and when the tide was out rounded a 

 rocky point and went to the extremity of the island 

 without finding any sign of the smallest stream. On our 

 way back, noticing a very small dry bed of a watercourse, 

 I went up it to explore, although everything was so dry 

 that my men loudly declared it was useless to expect 

 water there ; but a little way up I was rewarded by 

 finding a few pints in a small pooL We searched higher 

 up in every hole and channel where water marks appeared, 

 but could find not a drop more. Sending one of my men 

 for a large jar and teacup, we searched along the beach till 

 we found signs of another dry watercourse, and on ascending 

 this were so fortunate as to discover two deep sheltered 

 rock-holes containing several gallons of water, enough to 

 fill all our jars. When the cup came we enjoyed a good 



