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[Crossed through - Friday Novr. 10th]

Went on in afternoon making 14 miles
abt. altogether & arrived
at Station hut. Riley O'Riley, Poulton,
McDermott & had supper with them horse and
damper. They speak very badly of the district as being flooded all burnt up and so Forrest will have to
leave the country through having given such untruthful description. One fellow said he had given up
two blocks between this and Beagle Bay. All spoke alike to the thinking we are opposite camp
of Forrest 74 about 4 miles from the river on ground belonging to Kimberley Pastoral Company
or [indecipherable] & Co. They are camped in Palm Plains. They have had great
losses in sheep and are now a sort of joint owners, four small proprietors for twelve months.
The country much burnt up. These fellows had permanent water in the shape of springs.

Thursday

Left Palm Plains about 6.30 and our next
Station, Kimberley Pastoral Company's, managed by Mr. McLarty. They have good food
plenty of tucker. Some black fellows of heads aspect hanging about two pot bellied
children with them. About this time they are hunting up natives for pearl fishing.
We noted they are captured by means of threatening old men who by their threat bring up young
men and this entails some to look painted as good joke to help in catching others. [indecipherable] their
health downing six [indecipherable] and more of water. Good pearls caught said to be very profitable. Some
of the pearlers also engaged part of the time in digging wells, bringing provisions to stations near
the Sound. McLarty states they have got two landing places in the Sound, if so it will serve as the
port and will be the township. It is proposed to stay here for two or three days as McLarty is going