several of the natives. Our companions gradually left us, with the exception of Yutalta and another youth, as we rode so fast that they could not follow; Every now and then we took the other two on the horse behind us. From Kalinyalla, where we found no blacks, we rode towards Sleaford Bay, partly to avoid a rocky area, partly [because] we were out of ( 069 ) provisions, and some said that the latter place was not far away. In both parts alone we found ourselves very disappointed, having to travel at least 15 miles over a terribly rocky area. It was a dark night when we arrived at Sleaford Bay, all very tired. We were welcomed very hospitably and enjoyed a good, refreshing sleep.

January 14th, 1841.
During the night one of the horses had strayed, so we left the one native with a policeman, but Yutalta came with us.

January 15th, 1841.
This morning two other natives came to me, namely Illalta* and Ngulgalta*, the latter with a bad leg in which he had a splinter stuck in his shin. Towards the evening Miltyalta* also arrived, whose brother had recently been speared by Wondalta. He had whitened half his face, his forehead and part of his cheeks with chalk as a sign of his grief. Several of the natives in Korlo were also whitened with chalk because of one and the same death.

January 16th, 1841.
Illalta and Miltyalta left again today, while the other two stayed.

( 070 ) January 19th, 1841.
Ngulgalta's leg was better and the rusks were over, so I advised him to continue his staff, promising Yutalta that I would give him rusks and meat if he wanted to stay. He promised, but when I went away for a few minutes, he persuaded the gullible Gottfried that he just wanted to get his spear and then come back, but he didn't come.

January 23rd, 1841.
I went with Harry Smith to Brown, and the next morning to Newenham, who with great kindness offered me his horse to ride to the mouth of the Tod River, where a large fire was visible. However, I could find no trace of natives when I got there. This annoyed me all the more because Friedrich White, who rode in the opposite direction after his station, had seen a large number.

January 24th, 1841. Sunday.
Sunday. Although fire was not too far away, I didn't want to tire myself on the Lord's Day.

January 25th, 1841.
Messrs. White went to their station, where the natives had been seen on Saturday. Hoping that they would still want to be there, I went with them. There was a great