, 1869-07-09
DEATH OF AN AUSTRALIAN Elk,
PLORER.


Captain Sturt and His Adventures,
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a par1T or seventeen aEsis,an,s and fn1io%ns, ~
StaYtn1 INN Adelaide Ma nhtrrt gas ~ sfrisa
through lie country from south 10 north, ari
during m absence or e!sateen months. The iourne;
threw crecI ijcht upon the condition Of ttn mt,
r1or and Is one Of tae most remarkable on recorl.
oi caprca1, hut no rain falling from july Ito j; to
September 8. win another summer setting IN, be
deemed It absolutely necessary to return, and eli
tered AdsIs.ae January 10. lt4a stur1 suffered
be pnbllAhed ks book n 1883 be was almost blind
but the passion for EXPLORING does not not
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PaIplo1eF only aua not 10 Journey over tha ground
when It was SAT: and easy Of accesa Yet e5eu ~
II was1 bis discovery OF CooPer18 creeE-slnce yati
ously known os Victoria River, and as the Darcoo-
began new era OF Australian exploration, TOO late
for Sturt to follow up his own discoveries. The
haIdth1pS encountered were horrible The land
bcgnt up around the travellers; the scrub and
brrthwood on the bills took rre; and the acrIl
smoke rolled towards them, through the
Aud They came unon ina stnny resar1 -
na oeeau Of stope, viii huge bnniders for h.
waves and. FAR in fhc hnr1ynn re,j sandhii,a inon
tno ,,ta a .arna ~ ,1t1. IsaanSi.a 80 s1,.s
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tbaS o ~ tneaE ,nopins LIZ sIent Mou!u cnauSe
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neuACuH req u He ouneA neIF cassle te!orc
!te4 44tu " luHss bhuteu tneu 1eet hDoHt as
1AQusI EeeAlnR 1ol cool pace on Tue burning
mar. Mnen me explorers, IN camp, tried To
Hnte, tne INK dried II the pen They tried 70
pA1ht; tne coloss caEed and cracked. They had
70 dig hnsc chamber underground TO save thtIr
lseA Even then The second IN command, Mr.
Foole, sanS rapidly, and died OF black scurrE.