then stopped, so that I sent over to the sequestered spot Lewis had discovered, but the water there had entirely disappeared. Flood managed to shoot a couple of ducks [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] (Teal), of which there were four or five that flew away to the south-east. These two birds were, I may truly say, a God-send, and I beg to assure the reader they were uncommonly good.
From this valley we had to cross the heavy sand ridges which had so fatigued our horses before, and I hardly expected we should find water nearer than the Fish Pond. We therefore started early to get over the distance as soon as possible, and, as on the [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] outward journey, had a most severe task of it. The ridges were certainly [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] most formidable, although they were not of [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] such size as those from which we had retreated. At six miles we crossed the salt lagoon, and late in the afternoon descended to the box-tree forest before mentioned, having the grassy plains now upon the left-hand side. The sandy ridges overlooked these plains, so that in riding along we noticed some [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] natives, seven in number, collecting grass [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] seeds upon them, on which alone, it appears to me, they subsist at this season of the year. However, as [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] soon as they saw us, they all ran away in more than usual alarm, perhaps from the recollection of our misunderstanding with Mr. Popinjay. Their presence, however, assured us that there must be water somewhere about, and as on entering the plain, more to the west than before, we struck on a track, I directed Mr. Browne to run it down, who, at about half-a-mile, came to a large well similar to that in the creek on the other side of the Stony Desert, but not of the same dimensions. We had lost sight of him for some little time, when suddenly his horse made his appearance without a rider, and caused me great anxiety for the moment, for my mind immediately reverted to our sulky friend, and my fears were at once raised that my young companion had been speared; riding on, therefore, I came at length to the well, down which, to my inexpressible relief, I saw Mr. Browne,
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