CHAPTER III.

Leave the Staaten - Half the horses away - Fresh troubles - Mule Lost - Sambo knocked up - Search for mule - Perplexity - "Lucifer"

Goes mad - Final attempt to recover him - Marine Plains - Search for Deceiver - Found dead - Salt Lagoon - Arbor Creek - Country improves - Good Camp - Eulah Creek - The Brothers attacked - Reach the Mitchell - Cow poisoned - Battle of the Mitchell - An ambush - Extent of flooded Country - Reach head of tide - Heavy rain - A "Blank run" - Leave the Mitchell - Good Coast Country - Balourgah Creek - Blue grass - Banksia - The Eugenia - Green Ant - Hearsey Creek - Holroyd - Creek Dunsmuir Creek - Thalia Creek - Black boy chased by natives - Another encounter - Cattle scattered by thunder-storm - Rainy Season - Macleod Creek - Kendall Creek.

'December' 5. - Turning their backs on the Ferguson or Staaten the party steered north, and at starting crossed the head of the sand-flats, described by Leichhardt. The rest of the day's stage was over sandy ridges covered with tea-tree and pandanus, tolerably grassed, no creek or water-course of any description occurred along the line, and the party had to camp without water at about 13 miles: but as the Leader had not expected to find any at all for at least 40, this was not thought much of. The camp though waterless was well grassed, and by dint of searching a small pool of slimy green water was found before dark, about two-and-a-half miles to the N.N.W. in a small watercourse, and by starting off the black boys, enough was procured in the "billies" for the use of the party for supper.

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