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timate claim, and which would have been far 
more highly appreciated, if the previous misstate- 
ments and consequent disappointments had not in- 
duced a feeling of suspicion and distrust not easily 
effaced. 
Our stage to-day was twenty-five miles, over a 
pretty good road, which brought us towards evening 
under the range contiguous to the township. In 
one of the valleys leading from these hills on their 
west side we found a small spring of good water, 
and as the grass around us was very abundant and 
of the most luxuriant growth, I at once decided upon 
making this our resting place, until I had completed 
my arrangements for procuring supplies, and w as 
again ready to move onwards. 
October 3. — Leaving our horses to enjoy the good 
quarters we had selected for them, and a respite from 
their labours, Mr. Scott and I walked across the range 
into Port Lincoln, not a little surprising the good 
people there, who had not heard of our coming, and 
who imagined us to be many hundreds of miles 
away to the north. Calling upon Dr. Harvey, 
the only Government officer then at the settlement, 
I learnt with regret that it was quite impossible for 
me to procure the supplies I required in the town, 
whilst there were no vessels in the port, except 
foreign whalers, who were neither likely to have, 
nor be willing to part with the things I should re- 
quire. What to do under such circumstances was 
rather a difficult question, arid my principal hope 
