they would take me north on the next Wednesday in the Capitain's boat, perhaps to

( 016 ) September 19th, 1840.
show me the natives.

Gottfried began to dig up some land near our house, whereupon we planted a bed of radishes and something like that [for] turnips in the evening. I took my letter to Newman to [Dr.] Harvey and had Gottfried fetch 30 pounds of flour from him. Then I went to Neander(031), was happy about his nice little garden and stayed there for a long time. I was also asked to come back the following day and baptize their child in the future. On the way back I met Dr. Harvey again, who told me that he had bought half the field next to his house for £50, that he would soon have it fenced in, and that I could have half of it for a garden, which I gladly accepted.

September 20th, 1840. Sunday.
At 11 a.m. I attended the English service with Gottfried in the new police station; Dr. Harvey read the prayers and Mr. Winter(032) did the sexton and read a sermon from Burder(033) on the Lord's Prayer. In the afternoon Gottfried and I went up the North Side Hill(034), about 4 miles away, from which one can see Sleaford Bay(035) and a large area of seemingly barren land.

( 017 ) September 21st, 1840.
Messrs. Kilburn came to me and invited me to go on a trip to the top of Port Lincoln, a distance of about 10 miles. I accepted the offer even more readily than Dr. Harvey told me that there were natives in the place mentioned. We took our route over [the] North Side Hill, which was quite difficult because of the many stones and bushes on it, so that we walked for a full 4 hours before we reached our destination. On the way along the coast we found a native path and here and there an old fireplace, near one of which lay a heap of shells, a sign that natives had been there, but we saw no more natives themselves than the smoke from their fires. At 6 o'clock in the evening we came back hungry and thirsty and very exhausted.

September 22nd, 1840.
I wrote again to the Bretheren in Adelaide, on board of the "Alice".

September 23rd, 1840.
Dr. Harvey offered me a boat trip up the east coast of Spencer Gulf, which I was very happy to do because he thought it was a given that we would meet natives on the coast.

( 018 ) Towards the evening I went on board his larger boat with him and the old and young Mr. Smith(036). Since the wind was against us, we no longer went out of the bay, but anchored near the exit under Boston Island.