There were Callitris pyramidalis, Acacia longifolia, and eucalyptus amongst the trees, and the soil contained fragments of quartz mixed with red earth.  I heard from the summit the mogo of a native at work on some tree close by, but saw neither himself nor the smoke of his fire.  I returned in time to put the party in motion by twelve o’clock; and after a journey of 8 1/4 miles we encamped, as usual, near the left bank of the Bogan.  Water seemed more abundant in this part of the river, for, on the three last occasions, we had found some as soon as we approached the bank.  The pond near our present encampment was large and deep, and there were others above and below it.

DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCE OF SURPRISING A NATIVE.

As the party were pitching the tents I was, according to my usual custom, in the bed of the Bogan with the barometer, when I heard, as from a pond lower down, some hideous yells, then a shot, and immediately afterward our overseer shouting “hold him!” I hurried up the bank and saw a native running, bleeding, and screaming most piteously.  He was between me and our tents, which were beyond some trees, and quite out of sight from the Bogan; but one or two men, on their way for water, soon drew near.  The overseer came to me limping, and stated that, on approaching the pond with his gun looking for ducks, this native was there alone, sitting with his dog beside a small fire; that, as soon as he saw Burnett, he yelled hideously, and running at him in a furious manner up the bank, he immediately threw a fire-stick and one of his boomerangs, the latter of which struck Burnett on the leg, the other having passed close over his shoulder.  The native still advancing upon him with a boomerang, he discharged his piece in his own defence, alarmed, as any man must have been, under such circumstances.  The native kept calling out loudly and pathetically, but he had now ceased running, perhaps from seeing the cattle ahead of him.  Notwithstanding the entreaties of the men that I should not go within reach of his missiles, I advanced with a green branch in my hand towards this bleeding and helpless child of nature.

HIS CONFIDENCE GAINED BY KIND TREATMENT.

Upon seeing this he immediately ceased calling out, seemed to ask some question, and then at once threw aside the weapons which he held, and sat down on the ground.  On my going up to him, I found he had received the shot on various parts of his body, but chiefly on his left hand and wrist which were covered with blood.

WOUNDED NATIVE LED TO OUR CAMP.

I with difficulty prevailed on him to go with me to the tents, making signs that I wished to dress his wounds.  This The Doctor immediately did, applying lint and Friars balsam to them.  During the operation he stared wildly around him, at the sheep and bullocks, horses, tents, etc.  It was evident he had never seen, perhaps scarcely even ever heard of, such animals as he now saw, and certainly had never before