320 REACH YEERKUMBAN KAUWE. 
brought but little with us. After breakfast, I dug 
up some of the provisions buried here ; and leaving 
a note for the overseer, proceeded onwards with the 
boy, and the sheep, for twenty-four miles. The 
stage was a long one, and over heavy gronnd, so 
that the sheep began to get tired, as we did our- 
selves also, one of us being always obliged to walk 
whilst the other was riding. We had two horses 
with us, but required one exclusively to carry our 
coats, blankets, and provisions, the other one we 
rode in turn. 
March 2. — A hot day, with the wind north-east. 
Between eleven and twelve we arrived at the first 
water, at the head of the Bight, and had a long and 
arduous task to get the sheep and horses watered, 
no natives being here to help us now, and the sand 
rushing in as fast as we could throw it out. By 
great exertion we effected our object, and then 
getting some tea, and leaving a note to tell the over- 
seer not to halt at this difficult watering-place, if he 
could possibly avoid it, w T e pushed on again, and 
took up our position at Yeerkumban kauwe, in time 
to dig holes, and water the sheep, before dark. 
March 3. — Having got up and watered the horses 
and sheep, I sent the boy out to tend them at grass, 
whilst I commenced digging two large holes to 
water the pack-horses, that there might be no delay 
when the overseer came up with them. I had 
nothing but a shell to dig with, and, as a very large 
excavation was required to enable a bucket to be 
