We did not see a strange native all the way. We had our
hammocks made fast in the bush by the river side, and rested until three
p.m., when we started for another part of the river about seven miles
off, in a south-east direction. Mr. Goldie also shifted his camp. After
sunset we reached the point where the river was to be crossed, and there
we meant to remain for the night.
We had a bath, then supper, and evening prayers; after which we slung our
hammocks to the trees, in which we rested well. It was a strangely weird-
looking sight, and the noises were of a strange kind--wallabies leaping
past, and strange birds overhead. Mr. Goldie's Mare men joined with
their countrymen, the teachers, in singing some of Sankey's hymns in
English. Soon sleep came, and all seemed quiet.
At three a.m. of the 26th we struck camp, and after morning prayers we
began to cross the river, which was not over four feet in the deepest
part. It was here Mr. Lawes crossed when he first visited the inland
tribes; so now, led by Ruatoka, we were on his track.
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