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BUY SHEEP. 
supplies. The few things I could get there were 
very dear, meat Is. per pound, potatoes 9 d. per 
pound, salt butter 25. 6c?., a small bag, with a few old 
cabbage stumps, five or six shillings, and other things 
in proportion. 
October 6. — Went to town, accompanied by Mr. 
Scott to inspect the preparations of the little cutter 
he was to go to Adelaide in ; — ordered all our horses 
to be shod, and several spare sets of shoes to be made 
to take up to the party at Streaky Bay. On our re- 
turn we were accompanied by Mr. Smith, who kindly 
went with Mr. Scott to the station of a Mr. Brown,* 
about ten miles away, to select sheep to take with us 
on our journey. Mr. Scott purchased twelve at £2. 
each, and brought them to the station ; they were 
not very large, but were in fine condition. 
* Since murdered by the natives. 
