Chapter XIII.
Future plans—reduce the
number of the party—send
the cutter to
Adelaide—report to the
Governor—monotonous life
at camp—remove to
another locality—geological
character of the country—flint
found—again
attempt to reach the head
of the bight—reach the
sand-hills, and bury
flour—friendly natives—exhausted
state of the horses—get
the dray to
the plain—bury water—send
back dray—proceed with
pack-horse—oppressive heat—send
back pack-horse—reach
the head of the
bight—surprise some natives—their
kind
behaviour—Yeer-kumban-kau
we—their
account of the interior
Chapter xiv.
Proceed to the westward—cliff’s
of the great bight—level
nature of the
interior—flints abound—return
to Yeer-kumban-kauwe—natives
come to the
camp—their generous conduct—meet
the overseer—return to
depot—bad
water—move back to
Fowler’s bay—arrival
of the cutter Hero—joined
by
the King George’s sound
native—instructions relative
to the
Hero—difficulty of fixing
upon any future plan—break
up the expedition
and Divide the party—Mr.
Scott embarks—final report—the
Hero
Sails—overseer and natives
remain—excursion to the
north—A native
joins us—sudden illness
in the party—final preparations
for leaving the
depot