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g'ettirig- all our stores and implements in proper order 

 for starting'. 



A few yards from our camp was a fresh water 

 creek, from which, although the tide ran into it about 

 one hundred yards — where it was stopped by a small 

 bank — ^we could obtain excellent water. The g-rass 

 around was very long, and mostly of very coarse 

 descriptions, consisting chiefly of a species of Uniola 

 growing in tufts, and an Agrostis with creeping 

 roots and broad blades ; the horses seemed to Hke the 

 Uniola best. A little to the northward of our camp 

 were very high and almost perpendicular rocks, com- 

 posed mostly of micaceous schist, covered with 

 various epiphytal orchides and ferns. 



The labour of the day being ended, and most of 

 om' stores landed, the greater number of our party 

 came ashore to pass the night ; and after having 

 tethered the horses in fresh places, we assembled at 

 supper, the materiel of which (beef and biscuit) was 

 sent from the ship. We then took possession of our 

 tents, one square tent being allotted to Mr. Ken- 

 nedy ; Niblet, Wall, and myself occupied a small 

 round onej Taylor, Douglas, Carpenter, Mitchell, 

 and Jackey, a larg'e round tent ; and Luff, Dunn, 

 Goddard, and Costigan, the other. 



Mr. Kennedy's tent was 8 feet long, by 6 feet, 

 and 8 feet high, and in it were placed a compact 

 table, constructed with joints so as to fold up, a 

 hght camp stool, his books and instruments. The 

 two larger round tenty were pyramidal in shape, 



