230 Kennedy's expedition. 



Mr. Kennedy told Luff and Dunn when lie left them 

 if Costig-an died they were to come along the beach 

 tiU they saw the ship, and then to fire a gxin • he 

 told them he would not be long away, so it was not 

 likely they would move irom there for some time. 

 They stopped to take care of the man that was shot, 

 we (me and Mr. Kennedy) killed a horse for them 

 before we came away ; having left these three men, 

 we camped that night where there was no water ; 

 next morning Mr. Kennedy and me went on with 

 the four horses, two pack horses, and two saddle 

 horses ; one horse got bogged in a swamp. We 

 tried to get him out all day, but could not, we left 

 him there, and camped at another creek. The next 

 day Mr. Kennedy and I went on again, and passed 

 up a ridge very scrubby, and had to turn back 

 again, and went along guUeys to get clear of the 

 creek and scrub. Now it rained, and we camped • 

 there were plenty of blacks here, but we did not see 

 them, but plenty of fresh tracks, and camps, and 

 smoke. Next morning we went on and camped at 

 another creek, and on the following morning we 

 continued going on, and camped in the evening 

 close to a scrub ; it rained in the night. Next day 

 we went on in the scrub, but could not get through. 

 I cut and cleared away, and it was near sundown 

 before we got through the scrub — there we camped. 

 It was heavy rain next morning, and we went on in 

 the rain, then I changed horses and rode a black 

 colt, to spell the other, and rode him all day, and in 



