Journals Of Expeditions Of Discovery Into Central Australia And Overland From Adelaide To King George's Sound In The Years 1840-1: Sent By The Colonists Of South Australia By Eyre, Edward John
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CHAPTER XII.
LAND THE STORES AND SEND THE CUTTER TO DENIAL BAY - PARTY REMOVE TO POINT
FOWLER - LEAVE THE PARTY
- BEDS OF LAKES - DENSE SCRUB - COAST
SAND-DRIFTS - FRUITLESS SEARCH FOR WATER - DISTRESS OF THE HORSES - TURN
BACK - LEAVE A
HORSE - FIND WATER - REJOIN PARTY - SEND FOR THE
HORSE - COUNTRY AROUND DEPOT - TAKE A DRAY TO THE WESTWARD - WRETCHED
COUNTRY - FALL IN WITH NATIVES - MISUNDERSTAND THEIR SIGNS - THEY LEAVE
US - VAIN SEARCH FOR WATER - TURN BACK - HORSE KNOCKED UP - GO BACK FOR
WATER - REJOIN THE DRAY - COMMENCE RETURN - SEARCH FOR WATER - DRAY
SURROUNDED BY NATIVES - EMBARRASSING SITUATION - BURY BAGGAGE - THREE HORSES
ABANDONED - REACH THE SAND-DRIFTS - UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO SAVE THE
HORSES - SEND FOR FRESH HORSES - SEARCH FOR WATER TO NORTH-EAST - RECOVER
THE DRAY AND STORES - REJOIN THE PARTY AT DEPOT NEAR POINT FOWLER - RETURN
OF THE CUTTER
CHAPTER XIII.
FUTURE PLANS - REDUCE THE NUMBER OF THE PARTY - SEND THE CUTTER TO
ADELAIDE - REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR - MONOTONOUS LIFE AT CAMP - REMOVE TO
ANOTHER LOCALITY - GEOLOGICAL CHARACTER OF THE COUNTRY - FLINT FOUND - AGAIN
ATTEMPT TO REACH THE HEAD OF THE BIGHT - REACH THE SAND-HILLS, AND BURY
FLOUR - FRIENDLY NATIVES - EXHAUSTED STATE OF THE HORSES - GET THE DRAY TO
THE PLAIN - BURY WATER - SEND BACK DRAY - PROCEED WITH
PACK-HORSE - OPPRESSIVE HEAT - SEND BACK PACK-HORSE - REACH THE HEAD OF THE
BIGHT - SURPRISE SOME NATIVES - THEIR KIND
BEHAVIOUR - YEER-KUMBAN-KAUWE - THEIR ACCOUNT OF THE INTERIOR
CHAPTER XIV.
PROCEED TO THE WESTWARD - CLIFF'S OF THE GREAT BIGHT - LEVEL NATURE OF THE
INTERIOR - FLINTS ABOUND - RETURN TO YEER-KUMBAN-KAUWE - NATIVES COME TO THE
CAMP - THEIR GENEROUS CONDUCT - MEET THE OVERSEER - RETURN TO DEPOT - BAD
WATER - MOVE BACK TO FOWLER'S BAY - ARRIVAL OF THE CUTTER HERO - JOINED BY
THE KING GEORGE'S SOUND NATIVE - INSTRUCTIONS RELATIVE TO THE
HERO - DIFFICULTY OF FIXING UPON ANY FUTURE PLAN - BREAK UP THE EXPEDITION
AND DIVIDE THE PARTY - MR.
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