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CHAPTER XI. 



Second Journey into the interior coramenced — Land of 

 foses-^llse grape vioe— IPoreign grain— Missionary re- 

 wards — ^Bargo brusli — Small s[>ccics of Lobster — Auotlicr 

 species — Snakes — ^Leeches — Mr. Dutton's farm — Proceed 

 on the journey to Gudarigby — Native plants — Magnificent 

 moaAlB^^ tiew— Our repast— Thu laii^lll^ jackass— A 

 spacious cavern — Its interior — Black svrans and other 

 birds. 



On t3ie 8tik of Not:€iBib^ I IdBt Sf4iiey Yas 

 Plains on a second visil?' to that lEterej^tino- part 

 of the colony ; again passed over the l^azor- 

 back Monutain," upon which road g;uigs wtTc 

 busily employed in iinishing that Hue of road,^ — • 

 aadaa'nireii m tlie aStoi«>oa at "Abbotaford/" 

 a very pretty toai hAm^g to Mt. Haffier^ 

 near ** Stonequarty Creek it was in excellent 

 order; a large qnantity of land was euttivatcd 

 with grain, having every prospect of a produc- 

 tive harvest, the whole being iu full ear, anil 

 verging towards maturity* The nmt garden in 



