21.
1864
| April | 20 | Joe & Laing had been at work at stone wall during my absence & also to-day I sent Lewington down with two horses for McC. & W. to come up when they could, he, L. to remain & work the boats till all the provisions were out of danger. All the horses mustered from the lower run. |
| 21 | Joe & Laing at work at pigsty, self after Bobby in the morning, hunting cattle & horses in the afternoon; saw most of them McC. returned home. | |
| 22 | Men the same, (self after horse on upper run in forenoon) & with McC. who was after horses on lower run, saw all the cattle & brought 10 cows with calves home. Withnell & Hancock came here with provisions to go in search of his horses. A large piece of stone wall fell down at night during the rain. | |
| 23 | Withnall[sic]. Hancock & McC. started with Stallion, Bobby, & Ney after horses left by "Sea Ripple" at Port "Hedland". Men as previous & self attending to their wants, & went down to "Digdown" with horse to assist Mrs W. & family up to Station, as the weather has the appearance of much rain & they have no tent | |
| 24 | (Sunday) Went down to marsh with Saucy & W's. Stallion for dray, brought up such things as wd. be required by Mrs W. with much difficulty, as the horses were too weak. | |
| 25 | Came home with women & traps just in time to avoid a complete deluge of rain which wd. have drenched them. Much of Joe's stone wall fell during the night. Sow farrowed on 24th. | |
| 26 | Too much rain for working or stock hunting. | |
| 27 | Two hands at stone work, self hunting up stock, but could not cross the river as it had risen about 10ft. Heavy shower. | |
| 28 | Started with Laing & Joe to assist me in extricating any cattle which might be bogged as the plains had become very soft, that one could scarcely walk thro. them the day previous after crossing much water up to ones middle & neck found the river still impassable. Sent the men home & started for "Digdown" with the intention of looking to me own affairs; & the state of Withnell's party, & hunting cattle en route up the other side [of] river. |
