X 
CONTENTS 
CHAPTER V 
Letter V. Myola ( cont .) — The Barron Falls — Flower-hunting — Can- 
nibalism. 
Letter VI. Herberton. — Dull and monotonous scenery — A night ride 
— Comfortless Quarters — Letters. 
Letter VII. Muldiva. — A primitive mining town — Heat — Montalbion 
— No fancy drinks — Tired out ..... Page 48 
CHAPTER VI 
Letter VIII. Myola. — Muldiva Mine — Chillagoe Cattle Station — The 
Caves — Unspeakable solitude — Herberton — A dying child — Mount 
Albion — Watsonville — A romantic view — Nightmare — A welcome 
voice — Fire — A wonderful deliverance — The “Speaker” — Caught in a 
whirlwind — An unpleasant outlook — Mrs. S.’s meal — Crossing the ford 
— Georgetown — Inquiring children and an independent black . 60 
CHAPTER VII 
Letter VIII. Myola {coitt.) — Homesick — Native customs — The ordeal 
of a Kipper — Preparing for camp life — .Sleeping in the open — A 
mirage — The pitiless sun — Mrs. S. has “sunstroke” — A gallop and 
another breakdown — Arrival at Herberton — Rest ... 82 
CHAPTER VIII 
Letter IX. Cairns. — Painting. 
Letter X. Cooktown. — Port Douglas — Cooktown — The sympathetic 
black maid — A good man’s grave — The German missionary’s appeal — 
Native habits. 
Letter XI. Bloomfield River. — On H.M.S. Lizard — Rough quarters 
— A perilous situation — Alligators — Rescued — Borrowed majesty — 
Fishing — At Wyalla Station — Throwing the boomerang — Gladiators — 
Religious customs — Various fungi ...... 97 
