HISTORY OF FLOODS IN THE RIVER DARLING. 161 
Mr. Conder: The river fell very little while I was there in 
August and September. Mr, Bloxham says: In two years 
I have seen four large floods in the Darling, each one left 
from } inch to 1 inch of mud as a deposit. 
1865.—In September, 1865, Mrs. Forde says the Darling was dry 
about Menindie, with grass growing in the bed from Septem- 
ber, 1865, to May, 1866, 
Mr. Suttor: From 1865 to part of 1869 seasons got worse, the 
drought being fearful. 
866.—Heavy r. ain storm in January, 1866, like that of 1885. 
—J. G. M‘Intosh. 
Mr. Suttor: The river rose 18 feet at Cultowa from local rains. 
Mrs. Forde: River dry all the year to May. 
1867.—River rose in February, 1867, to a high flood.—J. G. 
M‘Intosh. 
Mrs. Tall , Wilcannia: The river here was dry for some 
months in latter part of 1867. 
J. G. M‘Intosh : Flood in February, 1867 ; nearly as high as 
that of 1870, for I had nearly as much trouble to ride in to 
Bourke in 1867 as in 1870. 
1868.—J. G. M‘Intosh: Darling very low in 1868. 
Mr. Quin, Wilcannia, had on two occasions known two yea’ 
clip of wool sent away together, viz., those of 1868 and 1369 
and the present and past seasons’ ¢ clips. 
oe ee The ——e broke up in March, er with good 
t it became very dry again to Apri 
1869. aaa Tally, Wilcannia: In ‘1869 he hasan one-third of 
the stock perished from the drought. 
John eb Louth, went up the Darling with stock in 1869, 
used to camp in the river bed ; one night a flood came down 
oe saa, and next morning they had to cross 8 feet of 
}. “C. M‘ntosh : The Darling was a “banker” in winter of 
69. 
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1870.—Tolarno: 1870 flood was not high enough to fill Reid’s 
Lake. (See 1864 and 1870.) 
Mr. Quin, Wilcannia, remembered the floods of 1870 to 1873; 
the first was the highest. 
Mr. Tully alse scemien the floods of 1870 to 1873, that 
of 1870 was about 1 foot higher here — the present flood 
(1886), September, which was 37 feet 6 inches. 
Mr. Hatten: The 1870 flood at Louth was 43 feet ; — 
summer level. 
1871.—January, heavy rains in New England in 1871. 
1872.—J. G. M‘Intosh : Very gtd rain, and floods in the Darling. 
1873.—J. G. M‘Intosh: Very heavy rains, and floods in the 
Darling. 
