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Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia

CHAPTER III
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Thinking that they belonged to the tribe we had left behind us, we pointed to the junction, and motioned them to go there, but one of the party continued to follow and call to us for some time.

On our return to the men, we found that the natives had joined them, and they now gave us to understand that we were going away from water.

This had indeed been apparent to us.

The creek was perfectly dry, as far as we traced it up; and seemed to have been totally deserted by the natives.
We were about to proceed on our journey, when from twenty to thirty natives approached us from down the river.

We sent two of those who had been with us to them, and the whole accompanied us for some miles, talking incessantly to the men, but keeping at a very respectful distance from the animals.


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