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was dark^ the track bein^ very plain. We collected 

 a great many nondas to day and baked some of 

 them with our bread, which was the only way we 

 could eat them cooked ; they were much better 

 fi'esh from the trees^ but we found them rather 

 astring-ent. Spring, our best kangaroo dog, was 

 unable to come up to the camp this day, being 

 overpowered by the heat of the sun, a circumstance 

 we all regretted, as he was a most excellent watch 

 dog-. 



Sept. 26th.— We travelled a good stage this 

 morning before we found water, — in a sandy creek, 

 where the country seemed to fall slightly to the 

 north-east. We still hoped to find a river running 

 into Princess Charlotte's Bay. 



Sept. 27th. — We proceeded N.E. over alternating- 

 sandy ridges and marshy flats ; the latter, though 

 dry where we passed over them, presented the 

 appearance of being generally inundated. We 

 camped by the side of a rocky creek, containing 

 very little water. 



Sept. 28th. — Just as we were about to start this 

 morning, two natives, carrying a bundle of reeds 

 and a basket, passed within a short distance of our 

 camp, and seemed to take no notice of us. Our 

 sheep were not to be found, having- rambled to a 

 distance; although without a sheepfold, this was 

 the first instance in which the sheep had strayed ; 

 they generally remained by the fire, towards which 

 they were driven at night, till morning. 



