150 kenxedy's expedition. 



July 8th. — We were emploj^ed nearly all this 

 day in cutting through very thick scruh on the other 

 side of the creek. Whilst doing so vre had to cross 

 several other smaller ones, all turning east, and in 

 the evening we camped on a small patch of open 

 forest land, covered with long coarse grass, and 

 large blocks of coarse granite rock jutting out here 

 and there. 



July 9th. — This being Sunday we halted for the 

 day, and prayers were read at eleven o'clock. 



July 10th and 11th. — We continued throughout 

 these da}' s cutting through belts of scruh, and cross- 

 ing small creeks, running from the west and north- 

 west, and turning east. During the latter da}- we 

 were visited by a small tribe of natives, who appeared 

 very friendly and did not stop long. I found a 

 large quantity of Castanospermum seeds in one of 

 the creeks, apparently put there to steep by the 

 natives, who use them for food. They informed me 

 that they steep them in water for five da3's, and 

 then cut them into thin slices and dry them in the 

 sun; they are then pounded between two large 

 stones, and the meal being moistened with water is 

 baked on a flat stone, raised from the ground a few 

 inches, mth a small fire burning beneath. I after- 

 wards saw some of the meal baked, but it was not 

 very palatable. 



July 12th and 13th. — Our journey still continued 

 through scrub, intersected by small creeks, which 

 we had to cross, and by patches here and there of 



