Part 26 (1/2)

When he and old Jinon and other eentle he had me to throw the blao to blazes

The expression on old Ji flouted by a black boy, was indescribable; he thought it his duty to persecute Tohed at hiave him up at last as a bad job Poor old fellow, he was always talking about his wife and children; I was to have Mary, and Peter Nicholls Jinny Alec, Jimmy, and I reached the bay on the 14th, but at Colona, on the 12th, we heard there had been a sad epidest the natives since I left, and poor old Jimmy had lost two of his children, both Mary and Jinny When he heard this, the poor old fellow cried, and looked at ht have saved them It was but poor consolation to tell him, what he could not understand, that those who I suffered another loss, as a bright little black boy called Fry, a great favourite of mine, with splendid eyes and teeth, who with me as a companion for Tommy, was also dead I parted from old Ji for her children, and would not be coave hi he asked for, but this was not very er than I could help

Mr Arer, made me a present of a case of brandy, and as I wanted to take some stores to Youldeh, he allowed ht him, and sent a man of his--Richard Dorey--to accompany me to Youldeh, and there take delivery of them

On the 17th we left the bay, and the spindrift and the spray of the Southern Ocean, with the gloriousto the skies We stayed at Colona with Mr Murray a couple of days, and finally left it on the 21st, arriving with Dorey and his black boy at Youldeh on the 25th

Tommy Oldham's father had also died of the epidemic at the bay

Richard Dorey's black boy broke the news to hiently, when Tommy came up to me and said, ”Oh, Mr Giles, --”old father is dead too” I said, ”Is that how you talk of your poor old father, Tommy, now that he is dead?” To this he replied, much in the same way as some civilised sons may often have done, ”Well, I couldn't help it!”

I have stated that when I went south with Alec Ross to Fowler's Bay I despatched , with my black boy Tommy, to endeavour to discover a new depot to the north, at or as near to the 29th parallel of latitude as possible When I returned fro discovered at different places two native wells, a s water This was exceedingly good news, and I wasted no tiave my letters to Richard Dorey, who had accoive my readers a condensation of Mr Tietkens's report of his journey with Mr Young and Torees 24' 10” and longitude 131 degrees 46'--they took four camels, three to ride and one to carry water, rations, blankets, etc--they went first to the small rock-hole I had visited with Mr Murray and old Jimrees west, was about fourteenTommy followed our old horse-tracks, but on arrival found it dry The following day they travelled north, and passed through a country of heavy sandhills and thick scrubs, having occasional open patches with li out, and ca their journey the next , they went over better and more open country, and ood country was seen the following day, but no water, although they saw native tracks and native huts The next day they sighted two shbourhood; this, however, did not proood supply of water The views obtainable fro, as scrubs appeared to exist in nearly every direction This spot was eighty-two rees west They continued north for another twenty-five itude about 131 degrees 31', when they turned to the south-west for eighteena shtly to the north of west, they found some clay-pans with a little more water They noent forty-four h the country see, they could discover no more water Frorees 59' they turned upon a bearing of south 55 degrees east direct for the native well found near the little flat-topped hills before ress upon this line they entered, at forty-five ht before therassed, and very pretty, and upon it they found another native well, and saw so conversation There were several wells, all containing water Toed to elicit from the natives the name of the place, which they said was Ooldabinna

This seemed a very fortunate discovery, as the first well found near the flat tops was by no hly pleased with their successful journey They had now found a new depot, ninety-two rees west froht line back to the camp, where they awaited my return from the bay

I was much pleased with their discovery, and on Tuesday, the 27th July, having nineteen cahtwater, we left Youldeh Richard Dorey, with his camels and black boy, went away to the south My caravan departed in a long single string to the north, and Youldeh and the place thereof knew us no more

CHAPTER 42 FROM 27TH JULY TO 6TH OCTOBER, 1875

Ooldabinna depot

Tietkens and Young go north

I go west

A salt expanse

Dense scrubs

Deposit two casks of water

Silence and solitude

Native footetation

A native dareat plain

A dry march

Return to the depot

Rain

My officers' report

Depart for the west

Method of travelling

Kill a camel

Reach the dam

Death or victory

Leave the dam

The hazard of the die

Five days of scrubs

Enter a plain