As We Had No Fat, We
Frequently Steamed It With Water, But This Rendered It Tough, Without
Facilitating In The Least The Mastication; And Its Fibres, Entering
Between Our Teeth, Rendered Them Exceedingly Tender, And Caused Us Much
Pain.
After a week's trial, and several experiments, we returned to our
former practice of stewing it, and in a very short time relished it as
much without salt, as we had formerly done with it.
CHAPTER IX
THE STARRY HEAVENS - SUBSTITUTE FOR COFFEE - SAWFISH - TWO-STORIED GUNYAS
OF THE NATIVES - THE MITCHELL - MURPHY'S PONY POISONED - GREEN
TREE-ANT - NEW BEVERAGE - CROCODILE - AUDACITY OF KITES - NATIVES NOT
FRIENDLY - THE CAMP ATTACKED AT NIGHT BY THEM - MESSRS. ROPER AND CALVERT
WOUNDED, AND MR. GILBERT KILLED.
June 1. - Mr. Gilbert and Charley made an excursion down the river last
night, to look for water, but, as they did not return in the morning, and
as water had been found, after they left, about four miles lower down, we
started to meet them. Observing a swarm of white cranes circling in the
air, and taking their flight down the river, I concluded that we should
meet with a good supply of water lower down, and, therefore, passed the
nearest water-hole; but, the country and the bed of the river being
exceedingly rocky, our progress was very slow. After proceeding about
eight miles, we came to the junction of a river from the south-west with
the Lynd; and encamped at some small pools of water in latitude 17
degrees 45 minutes 40 seconds:
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