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He was a native of Lake Victoria, and had probably taken an active part in the conflicts between the natives and overlanders in that populous part of the Murray river. He had somewhat sedate habits, was restless, and exceedingly fond of the FAIR sex. He was a perfect politician in his way, and of essential service to us.
The country west of the Darling having received such an unfavourable name from the explorers who had made any efforts beyond it. The westward march of the overlanders was checked in that direction, and their stock spread to the north, south, and south-cast.
"What's that?" demanded Grace, hurrying to the excited colored boy, who was rolling his eyes and gesticulating as he tried to tell the Overlanders what he had seen. "Laundry performed a surgical operation on a man in the cornfield. That's all, Grace," Emma Dean informed her. "Ah did. Ah sawed his gun, too." "Yours must be a sharp saw if it will saw a gun," murmured Emma.
It is supposed that they must have lost the salmon in some of the rapids, or else the supply was insufficient; for they were so weak from hunger that they had to be carried into the fort. They arrived at Quesnel a month after the first Overlanders, when the snow was too deep in the mountains for prospecting or mining. The majority of this party also took work on the government road.
Run!" shouted Tom Gray, at the same time firing his revolver into the air to urge the Overlanders to greater haste. "Run to the river!" It was Hippy's voice, this time raised in warning. He feared that the wide-spreading branches of the falling tree might hit some of the party of Overlanders.
"Ah reckons it am watah," answered the colored boy, which brought a laugh from the Overlanders. "Laundry must have been 'con-centrating," observed Anne Nesbit. "This may be Spring Brook," called Miss Briggs. "We shall have to take for granted that it is."
The victorious Overlanders with the assistance of Henry chased the lumber outfit to the river, into which the jacks plunged and waded across with all speed. "Don't you ever show your face in our camp again! Next time, if you do, it will be bullets, not clubs," Lieutenant Wingate shouted after the retreating attackers.
In passing, the guide had pointed out in turn three trails leading up the mountainside, but the Overlanders were unable to see anything that resembled a trail in any one of them. When they reached the fourth trail Hi ordered a halt while he investigated it. "We shall leave the canyon by this trail. You will have to climb the mountain and lead your ponies," directed the guide on his return.
It was unique as a fortified post, in that it was built without the driving of a single nail, wooden pegs being used instead. By 1849 the discovery of gold in California was bringing a rush of overlanders. There had been rumours of the discovery of precious metals on the Fraser and in East Kootenay.
"Tracks of two different persons right there," answered Grace, pointing to the ground. "Where are your eyes, J. Elfreda?" "Let's go back," suggested Miss Briggs, sighing deeply. "We must let the girls know at once." All the Overlanders, except Nora Wingate, were quickly rounded up and told the good news.
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