Binney Had Lost Himself A Second Time And Only Rejoined The Camp At Dark Last Night, After Having Ridden The Whole Day, Probably In A Circle, Without Finding Either Horses Or Water. The Two Black Boys Had Been Equally Unsuccessful.

Eulah and Barney were now despatched with orders to camp out until they found the missing horses, five of which, besides the mule, still were away.

In the evening Sambo returned quite exhausted for want of water, not having seen or tasted any, or any food during the too days of his absence. For an hour after coming into camp he was quite dilirious. When sufficiently recovered and collected to speak he stated that he had followed the tracks of the mule (who had evidently been galloping) through the tea-tree levels, at the back of camp 35, when he was obliged to turn back for want of water. This accident, the result of gross carelessness, together with frequent cases of less importance, induced in the Leader a want of confidence which caused him great anxiety when away from the party, to which indeed he never returned without a feeling of disquietude, which was not allayed until he learned that all was well - a harassing feeling, which few but those who have experienced the responsibility of the conduct and success of a similar expedition can fully appreciate. The water at this camp was very bad, but still under the circumstances, a great God-send. There were two holes equi-distant half-a-mile from the one they were on, up and down the creek.

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