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them away with us, and continued our march till 

 Night. 



They are The next Day, being the 6th, we marched till 

 hefet with ^ J n t h e Afternoon, when we arrived at another Ri- 

 ivers. ver ^ w j 1 j c j 1 joJn'd with that we had hitherto coafted ; 

 and we were now inclos'd between them, on a little 

 Hill at the Conflux of them. This laft River was 

 as wide and deep as the former ; fo that here we 

 were put to a Non-plus, not being able to find 

 means to ford either of them, and they being here 

 too wide for a Tree to go a-crofs, unlefs a greater 

 Tree than we were able to cut down % having no 

 They mi- Tool with us but a Macheat or long Knife. This 

 ftake their Jaft River alfo we fet by the Compafs, and found it 

 wajr ' run due North : Which confirmed us in our miftake, 

 that we were on the North- fide of the main Ridge 

 of Mountains; and therefore we refolv'd upon 

 making two Bark-logs, to float us down the River, 

 which we unanimously concluded would bring us to 

 the North-Sea Coaft. The Woods afforded us 

 hollow Bamboes fit for our purpofe ; and we cut 

 them into proper lengths, and tied them together 

 with Twigs of a Shrub like a" Vine, a great many 

 , on the Top of one Another. 



By that time we had finifhed our Bark-logs it was 

 Night, and we took up our Lodging on a fmall 

 Hill, where we gathered about a Cartload of Wood, 

 and made a Fire, intending to fet out with our Bark- 

 logs the next Morning. But not long after Sun-fet, 

 Violent it fell a Raining as if Heaven and Earth would 

 Rains. meet ; which Storm was accompanied with horrid 

 Claps of Thunder, and fuch Flafhes of Lightning, 

 of a fulphurous Smell, that we were almoit flifled 

 in the open Air. 

 Great- Thus it continued till 12 a-Clock at Night ; 

 Floods. w hen to our great Terror, we could hear the Ri- 

 vers roaring on both fides us ; but 'twas fo dark, 

 that we could fee nothing but the Fire we had made, 



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