Journal Of An Overland Expedition In Australia, By Ludwig Leichhardt




















































































































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At This Time A Fine Water-Hole Was At Hand, And Invited Us To Stop And Make Our Luncheon On Dried Beef And A Pot Of Tea.

Whilst I was preparing the tea, Brown went to shoot pigeons; and, whilst thus employed, he was surprised by

The cooee of a Blackfellow; and, on looking round, he saw one on the opposite bank of the creek making signs to him, as if to ask in what direction we were going. Brown pointed down the creek; the black then gave him to understand that he was going upward to join his wife. We started about half-an-hour afterwards, and met with him, about two miles up the creek, with his wife, his daughter, and his son. He was a fine old man, but he, as well as his family, were excessively frightened; they left all their things at the fire, as if offering them to us, but readily accepted two pigeons, which had been shot by Brown. We asked them for water (yarrai) which, according to what we could understand from their signs, was plentiful lower down the creek. In returning homewards we cut off considerable angles of the creek, and passed through a much finer and more open country. On its left bank we passed a scrub creek containing magnificent lagoons. At my arrival in the camp, I was informed that natives had been close at hand, although none had showed themselves.

Jan. 8. - I moved my camp about eight miles to the northward, and halted at a fine water-hole in a scrub creek joining Comet Creek.

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