For This Purpose I Had Taken A Tomahawk With Me, Well
Knowing How Little I Could Rely On Brown For Finding His Old Tracks; But,
With The Tomahawk, He Succeeded Very Well; For His Quick Eye Discovered,
From Afar, The Practicability Of The Road.
We succeeded at last, and,
after many windings, reached our camp, even quicker than we had
anticipated.
Charley returned next morning, and reported that he had
found a descent, but very far off. This "very far off" of Charley was
full of meaning which I well understood.
During the night we had a very heavy thunder-storm which filled our creek
and made its numerous waterfalls roar.
Nov. 20. - We proceeded on our tree-marked line to the slope, and
descending, arrived, after some difficulty, safe and sound in the valley.
Our horses and cattle were, however, in a distressing condition. The
passage along rocky creeks, between the loose blocks of which their feet
were constantly slipping, had rendered them very foot-sore, and had
covered their legs with sores. The feed had latterly consisted either of
coarse grasses, or a small sedge, which they did not like. But, in the
valley, all the tender grasses reappeared in the utmost profusion, on
which horses and bullocks fed most greedily during the short rest I
allowed them after reaching the foot of the slope. The creek formed a
fine waterfall of very great height, like a silver belt between rich
green vegetation, behind which the bare mountain walls alone were
visible.
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