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10 December 1846 The head I found lying at the stump of a largetree of the Accacia Latigrifolia. the situation was a small openingbetween two Miall scrubbs - the days journey was principally throughvitu, Miall & Brickalow scrubs - The Condamine at this timemuch flooded we fortunately croßed 2 days prior to itsrising. Plants, Exxpedoition. We commenced our bush feastthis day with goat soup & goat flesh for breakfast our dinnerwas a fat cake of 2 lb divided between the nine, supper tea & meat only__________Omitted in yesterdays log _ our night watching commenced by parties of two taking in turns of two hours and ahalf each _ The Dr and Parry firs - taking the first 2nd Mr Turnbul[l] andthe Blackfella Wommi first Mr Hely and myself the 3rdand Mr Mann & Boeking the 4th & last. The old man Brownnot being included he having to collect the cattle in the morningsThe latitude of our camping ground being 26_46_2311. The first part of this days stage was in the direction ofN.W & by N - until reaching a large swamp in which someof our loaded mules were stuck We then changed toW. & by N - we camped about 20 minutes past 3 at Charlie'screek on the bank of which I found a large the greater partof the skeleton of [our horse?] - shortly after camping wehad a heavy thunder shower before getting our tentsrigged - The character of the Country pretty much the same as yesterday. Killed a sheep (the first time)The handle of one frying pan was unfortunately broken - everything indicated our close proximity to the Blacks and athalf past Eleven being the Doctors watch the whole ofour cattle with the exception of 3 horses took fright and bolted There is no doubt Blacks were prowling about.Omitted on the 11th instant_ on communicatingthe fact of my discovering the skull of the horse I was very impertinently interupted by Mr Turnbull who doubted whether I knewthe skull of a horse from that of a cow But on the Black fellow/who also saw it/ saying that it was that of a horse. he was satisfiedI resented such contempt from so young a man but was muchsurprised to find the Dr side with him _12 This morning Mr Hely and Brown were dispatched for the stray cattleabout noon a number of Blackfellows made their appearance12. The Dr waved them off but gave them the handleof the frying pan for which they appeared not to be very thankfulI was much struck with the similarity of their language to thatof Port Phillip - Mr Mann and myself went to thema little boy caught hold of my hand and being a smartpiece of [?] exclaimed Whacca By God. I give a few of theirwords with those of Port Phillip - foot Gienong. Head CoonyHand[ Myrthony?] - Eyes Myrruy - Mouth [Worouy?].Nose _ [Ilong?] _ fire wee? - these are precisely the same asat P.P. This day the glass at 2 oClock was 104 - Latitude26 - 44 - our ?? friends were very generous offeringthe Dr the services of a gin which offer was refused with a ??of virtuous indignation. The same offer was also made to MrMann and my self we of course politely refused to acceptof it. In the evening Gr Turnball and Wommi returnedafter an unsuccessful search for the cattle. They trackedthem to a scrub - They observed that 2 black fellows havefollowed our track - dressed the sheep and goats whichhad the foot i[t]ch - Mr Hely and Brown next returned13 Sunday/ Early this morning Turnball and Wommi againsent after the cattle with instructions to follow up the trackleft yesterday - thermometer at Noon in the shade 98. [????] of Pumpkin. Melons 2 kinds. Vegetable Marrows.
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