That which appeared most to excite their surprise, was the motion of the wheels of the boat carriage.

The young native whom I have noticed above, acted as interpreter, and, by his facetious manner, contrived to keep the whole of us in a fit of laughter as we moved along.

He had been named Botheri by some stockman.
In consequence of our wish to cross the river, we kept near it, and experienced considerable delay from the frequent marshes that opposed themselves to our progress.

In one of these we saw a number of ibises and spoonbills; and the natives succeeded in killing two or three snakes.

Our view to the westward was extremely limited; but to the eastward the country appeared in some places to expand into plains.
CROSSING OF THE RIVER.
After travelling some miles down the banks of the river, finding that they still retained their steep character, we turned back to a place which Mr.
Hume had observed, and at which he thought we might, with some little trouble, cross to the opposite side.