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they made signs to us to go away. We got our 

 horses together, and endeavoured to make them 

 friendly, hut our entreaties were disregarded, and 

 the presents we offered them were treated with con- 

 tempt. When we found they would not allow us to 

 come near them, we packed oiu' horses and prepared 

 to start. They followed us at some distance, con- 

 tinually throwing spears after us for some time ; 

 one was thrown into the thigh of a horse, but 

 fortunately not being barbed it was taken out, and 

 the horse was not much injured. We then rode 

 after them in two or three directions and fired at 

 them, when they left us, and we saw no more of 

 them. 



Oct. 11th. — To-day, when halting in a place 

 where there was no water, but good grass, a tribe of 

 natives made their appearance, and appeared dis- 

 posed to be friendly. We carefully collected our 

 horses, and shortly after the natives drew near to 

 us. We made them presents of a few fish-hooks 

 and tin plates, and made sigTis to them that we 

 wanted water ; several of them ran off, and in a few 

 minutes returned \nth water in a vessel (if it may 

 be so called), composed of pieces of bark tied to- 

 gether at each end, and they continued going 

 backwards and forwards until they had brought 

 enough to fill our cans, besides what we drank. 

 They left us quite quietly. 



Oct. 12th. —We proceeded along the creek by 

 Avhich we had encamped the night before ; the water 



