. Across Australia . !■ IL, I V ■ I 1 IL \MK I II |. l;\ M \( I .1 i\ \i I [ h \ \ .r> ([). Jnj).. I I. 1^1 I I I I ■ I, M II I IM I \|\(; I 111. 111. M! 1 I,A ■ Lkl li. XII ALICE SPRINGS TO BARROW CREEK 307 scrub with very scanty herbage here and there upon theground^—just enough to give the horses a feed. Ofanimal life we only saw one or two kites, a solitary largeemu that came and had a good look at us and then madeoff, and a flock of little chestnut-eared finches twitteringall day long round the trough into which we drew waterfor the horses. At night the dingos howled aloud, but ata
. Across Australia . !■ IL, I V ■ I 1 IL \MK I II |. l;\ M \( I .1 i\ \i I [ h \ \ .r> ([). Jnj).. I I. 1^1 I I I I ■ I, M II I IM I \|\(; I 111. 111. M! 1 I,A ■ Lkl li. XII ALICE SPRINGS TO BARROW CREEK 307 scrub with very scanty herbage here and there upon theground^—just enough to give the horses a feed. Ofanimal life we only saw one or two kites, a solitary largeemu that came and had a good look at us and then madeoff, and a flock of little chestnut-eared finches twitteringall day long round the trough into which we drew waterfor the horses. At night the dingos howled aloud, but ata respectful distance from our camp fire. We waitedpatiently all day long, climbing a telegraph pole everynow and then, to get a better view across the country,but there was no sign of Chance or the wagon, and wewere just turning in at nine oclock, when we heard adistant rumbling. Fortunately there was no lack oftimber, so we lighted a great fire to cheer Chance on hisway and to show him that he was not far from the camp,into which he came some time later, but minus two ofthe horses. They had
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