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found; a strong- proof that Jackey had hit upon the 

 rig-ht place. 



Jackey then took us throug'h a dense scrub for 

 some distance, when we came on open swampy 

 ground about half a mile wide; on the opposite 

 side there was more scrub, close to which there 

 were three larg-e ant-hills ; Jackey took us up to the 

 centre one, five yards from which poor Kennedy 

 fell ; ag-ainst this ant-hill Jackey placed him when 

 he went after the saddle-bags. Jackey told us to 

 look about for broken spears ; some pieces were 

 found ; he then took us to a place about sixty yards 

 from the ant-hill, where he put Mr. Kennedy, who 

 then told him not to carry him far. About a 

 quarter of a mile from this place, towards the creek, 

 Jackey pointed out a clear space of g-round, near an 

 ang-le of a very small running' stream of fresh water, 

 close to three young- pandanus trees, as the place 

 where the unfortunate g-entleman died. Jackey 

 had taken him here to wash his wounds and stop 

 the blood. It was here, when poor Kennedy found 

 he was dying-, that he gave Jackey instructions 

 about the papers, when Jackey said, " Why do you 

 talk so : you are not going to leave me 1" 



Jackey then led the way to a dense tea-tree 

 scrub, distant about three or four hundred yards, 

 where he had carried the body and buried it. When 

 we came to the edge of the scrub, Jackey was at a 

 loss Avhere to enter, as he said when he was carrying 

 the corpse he did not look behind — all the objects in 



