166 Kennedy's expedition. 



Kennedy's order — not to fire on the blacks, unless 

 they molested us. I was anxious on this occasion 

 not to let the natives know how few we were, and 

 was glad to send them away in so quiet a manner. 

 One of our sheep died this day, and as we had lost 

 several before, and had but little to employ us, we 

 opened it to see if we could ascertain the cause 

 of its death. We found its entrails fuU of water. 

 Our party was now divided into three bodies : 

 Mr. Kennedy, Jackey, and four others, clearing' a 

 way up the mountain- Niblett and thi'ee others 

 guarding the stores j whilst myself, Dunn, and 

 Mitchell, had charge of the sheep and horses. It 

 was necessary, therefore, for us to keep a good 

 look-out, and two of us watched together. 



Aug. 7th. — Early this morning a man came down 

 to help us with the horses and sheep. We loaded 

 our horses, with the exception of one, which was 

 too weak, and too much bruised from falling, to 

 travel. We turned him toward the open ground, 

 and having packed our horses, went on till dark, 

 when we tied our horses to a tree and lay down for 

 the night beside them, althoug'h it rained all night. 

 We had each of us a water can which held five 

 pints, which we filled, and our two water kegs, at 

 the foot of the range, fearing we might not find 

 water in the journey over. 



Auff. 8th. — At daylight we were afoot and 

 breakfasted, and started immediately after. We 

 travelled up the hiUs all day, but made very little 



