Chapter VI heads of the Isaacs—­the Suttor—­flint-rock—­indications of
             water—­dinner of the natives appropriated by us—­Easter
             Sunday—­alarm of an old woman—­natives speaking A language
             entirely unknown to Charley and brown—­A barter with
             them—­mount M’CONNEL.

Chapter VII the Burdekin—­transition from the depository to the primitive
             rocks—­Thacker’s range—­wild figs—­geological remarks—­the
             Clarke—­the Perry.

Chapter VIII brown and Charley quarrel—­night watch—­routine of our daily
             life, and habits of the members of the party—­mount
             Lang—­streams of lava—­A horse breaks his leg, is killed and
             eaten—­native tribe—­Mr. Roper’s accident—­Whitsunday—­big
             ant hill creek—­deprived of water for fifty hours—­friendly
             natives—­separation creek—­the Lynd—­psychological effects
             of A sojourn in the wilderness—­native camp—­salt exhausted.

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.