rts which the natives are, unaccountably, so fond of spreading without any apparent object in view.
As we approached Williorara the course of the river upwards was somewhat to the westward of north. The country had an improved appearance as we ascended it, and grass seemed to be more generally distributed over the flats. We passed several large lagoons, which had already been filled from the river, and were much pleased with the picturesque scenery round them.
On the 7th Jones broke the pole of his dray, and Morgan again broke his shaft, but we managed to repair both without the loss of much [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] time — and [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] made about ten miles of northing during the day.
We hereabouts shot several new birds; and the dogs killed a very fine specimen of the Dipus of Mitchell, but, unfortunately, in the scuffle, they mangled it so much that we could not preserve it.
On the 8th the weather was oppressively hot, but we managed to get on some fifteen miles before we halted.
Our journey up the Darling had been of greater length than I had anticipated, and it appeared to me that I could not do better than [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] reduce the ration of flour at this early stage of the expedition to provide the more certainly for the future. I accordingly reduced it to eight pounds a week, still continuing to the men their full allowance of meat and other [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] things.
Nadbuck had assured me on the 9th that if the bullocks did not put out their tongues we should get to Laidley’s Ponds that day, but I hardly anticipated [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] it myself, although I was aware we could not be many miles from them.
We had a great many natives in the neighbourhood at our encampment of the 8th, but they did not approach the tents. Their families generally were on the opposite side of the river, but one man had his lubra and two children on [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] our side of it. My attention was drawn to him, from his perseverance in cutting a bark canoe, at which [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] he laboured for more than an hour without success. Mr. Browne walked with me to the tree at which he was working, and I found that his
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