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accidentally, and have no other foundation than conjecture framed from a comparison of certain dates which have come within range of my knowledge, either from reading from information derived from individuals
who have visited the various countries and is [indecipherable] alluded to.

[margin note] here it ends. The thread is continued from page 26

In such places fuel also was scarce, and even if a sufficient quantity could have been collected, the fire-sticks and burning grass which had been taken from the last place of resort could not be kept alight, this consequently added to the misery of the blacks. It is remarkable that the aborigines had a particular mode of making their fires, which was altogether different from Europeans when travelling  in the bush. The latter require a great heat during the nights, which are generally chilly, and without a large fire they could feel most uncomfortable They collect fallen trees and keep up great piles of wood, and the blaze of their fires can be seen at a great distance - The natives on the contrary seem very sparing of fuel, although it can be had in the greatest abundance in almost every part of the country. When bivouacking any where on good ground

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