the fishery near the Wirrumameyo. This is very likely as the Liniboanunga fishery was more dispersed and the previous custom between the two tribes was that each stuck to one fishery. Mr. Hall said that the fallen youth was buried with military honors; in the following way. After his own comrades-in-arms had dressed him, that is, put his arms and legs together and wrapped the corpse in old clothes or skins and grass: the enemy warriors closed a circle around him, ( 150 ) lowered their shields at him and waved their spears, whereupon the other party received the warrior again. So Mr. Hall, who was there himself, told me what significance the above gestures had, but neither he knew nor I know, since no man among the tribes in the neighborhood of Adelaide has died in a fight since I was here. --

Besides the three mentioned above, I found two other huts scattered about; In one of them a dead child of about three years old was laid on poles, facing the sun and over the fire. I cannot say with certainty what the child died of, but most likely from a nasty disease that was widespread here and among the Adelaide natives in general. I conclude this because the child's mouth had completely rotted away and the teeth and cheekbones were completely bare; The settlers in Encounter Bay say that it endured unspeakable pain in this condition for a long time. The occupation of the natives was fishing, which can maintain the numbers that are there now, because after the whales have disappeared, smaller fish swarm and were to come into the bay and the two small rivers. With Mr. Hall, their best friend in Encounter Bay, there were a number of perhaps ( 151 ) 10 - 12 men who were staying on the granite island, where the fishing is not yet completely deserted.

October 13th, 1839. Sunday.
In the morning, Mr. Preacher Newland gave a sermon to his family and some friends on Psalm ____. Unfortunately, most of the emigrants do not attend his Sunday lectures because of disagreements that have occurred. In the afternoon he preached the same sermon at Mr. Hall and his people, where I heard it for the second time with insignificant alterations. Mr. Pullen of Currency Creek was present, with whom I agreed to accompany him to his camp tomorrow, and if there were Parnkameyo in his neighborhood, in order to visit them.

October 14th, 1839.
It was raining heavily this morning and seemed to be continuing to rain. I therefore decided not to go to Currency Creek, especially since I myself did not think it likely that I would find any natives. Meanwhile, while I was making the three-mile journey to Hall's camp to inform Pullen not to wait for me, the weather cleared; and Hall thought that I would certainly not go in vain if I visited two of the places on the Murray which ( 152 ) he had mentioned, I decided all the more so as I could do nothing at Encounter Bay and consequently had a long time. We rode hard and reached our destination at 12 noon. After dinner I rode to the place where, according to Hall, there were supposed to be natives; Unfortunately I didn't find it, mistaking a corpse floating on six poles for the place Pullen had described to me. However, there were probably no natives there, because the place is said to be