CHAPTER III. 
HEAVY ROAD— A YOUNG KANGAROO SHOT — GRASSY COUNTRY 
POINT MALCOLM — TRACES OF ITS HAVING BEEN VISITED 
BY EUROPEANS — GRASS TREES MET WITH — A KANGAROO 
KILLED — CATCH FISH — GET ANOTHER KANGAROO — CRAB 
HUNTING — RENEW THE JOURNEY — CASUARIN^ MET WITH 
—CROSS THE LEVEL BANK — LOW COUNTRY BEHIND IT 
CAPE ARID — SALT WATER CREEK — XAMIA SEEN — CABBAGE 
TREE OF THE SOUND — FRESH WATER LAKE MORE SALT 
STREAMS — OPOSSUMS CAUGHT — FLAG REEDS FOUND — 
FRESH WATER STREAMS — BOATS SEEN — MEET WITH A 
WHALER. 
May 18 . — This morning we had to travel upon a 
soft heavy beach, and moved slowly and with diffi- 
culty along, and three of the horses were continually 
attempting to lie down on the road. At twelve miles, 
we found some nice green grass, and although we 
could not procure water here, I determined to halt for 
the sake of the horses. The weather was cool and 
pleasant. From our camp Mount Ragged bore N. 
35° W., and the island we had seen for the last two 
days, E. 18° S. Having seen some large kanga- 
roos near our camp, I sent W ylie with the rifle to try 
and get one. At dark he returned bringing home a 
young one, large enough for two good meals ; upon 
this we feasted at night, and for once Wylie admitted 
that his belly was full. He commenced by eating a 
pound and a half of horse-flesh, and a little bread, he 
