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He'll come to Frew's place on the South Fork River, which is about the middle of the frontier line. To-day is Monday, to-morrow the word will go out, by Friday the men will be ready, and Lawrence will be in Virginia. The sooner you're off the better, Andrew. What do you say to Wednesday?" "That day will suit me fine," I said; "but what about my company?" "The fewer the better.
Started with the party across the plain to Frew's Water Hole, course 15 degrees east of north; found the plain burnt for ten miles. The fire has been so great that it has burned every blade of grass, and scorched all the trees to their very tops. I was very fortunate the other day in having escaped it; nothing could have lived in such a fire, and had we been caught in it we must have perished.
Kekwick in charge of the party, started with King and Thring to the water hole that I discovered on the 15th ultimo; arrived in the afternoon and camped. This water hole I have named Frew's Water Hole, in token of my approbation of his care of, and attention to, the horses. This waterhole is about twenty feet below the plain, surrounded by a conglomerate ironstone rock.
If the devils find us first, then get in touch with my men at Frew's homestead on the South Fork River, for that will be the headquarters of the frontier army." "Who will be in command there when you are gallivanting in the hills?" he asked. "One whose name had better not be spoken.
Got them all through with the exception of Frew's horse, which stuck hard and fast in it, and we were obliged to pull him out, which was soon accomplished, and we got him safe on terra firma. Continued along the foot of the table land, and halted at our camp of the 10th ultimo.
There are a number of cockatoos and other birds about. We have seen no other game, except one wallaby and one kangaroo. There are plenty of old emu tracks about the ponds. Wind, variable. Cloudy. Monday, 5th May, King's Ponds. Returned to Frew's Water Hole and camped. Before sundown the sky became overcast with clouds. Wind variable. Tuesday, 6th May, Frew's Water Hole.
It was the voice that had once bidden me sing "Jenny Nettles." Harsh and strident and horrible, it was yet the voice I had known, now blaspheming Scripture words behind that gruesome sacrifice. I think I laughed aloud. I remembered the man I had pursued my first night in Virginia, the man who had raided Frew's cabin.
Stuart's last Expedition Frew's Pond Daly Waters Arrival at the Sea The flag at last hoisted on the northern shore Return Serious illness of the Leader The Burke relief Expedition John M'Kinlay Native rumours Discovery of Gray's body Hodgkinson sent to Blanche Water with the news Returns with the information of King's rescue by Howitt M'Kinlay starts north Reaches the Gulf coast Makes for the new Queensland settlements on the Burdekin Reaches the Bowen River in safety Mystery of the camel's tracks Landsborough's expedition Discovery of the Gregory River The Herbert Return to the Albert depot News of Burke and Wills Landsborough reduces his party and starts home overland Returns by way of the Barcoo Landsborough and his critics His work as an Explorer Walker starts from Rockhampton Another L tree found on the Barcoo Walker crosses the head of the Flinders Finds the tracks of Burke and Wills Tries to follow them up Returns to Queensland Abandonment of the desert theory Private expeditions Dalrymple and others.
This he called Frew's Pond, and it is now a well-known camping place on the overland telegraph line. Past this spot he was not able to make any progress; twice he tried hard to reach some tributary of the Victoria River, but failed, and had to spend many long days in fruitlessly riding through dense mulga and hedgewood scrub.
One shot fired there will tell them what you want them to know. Robertson's will fire twice for Appleby's to hear, and Appleby's will send on the message to Dopple's. There are six posts between here and the South Fork, so when the folk at Frew's hear seven shots they will know that the war is on the Rappahannock." I recognized old Lawrence's hand in this.
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