Chapter 29 Twenty Nine Golden Land

In 1814, Mr. Mochison, who is now the president of the Royal Geographical Society of London, studied the mountain range from north to south not far from the south coast of Australia. Its geological structure has many similarities with the Ural Mountains.We know that the Ural Mountains are a mountain range that produces gold.Therefore, the geographer speculated: Does this mountain range in Australia also contain this precious metal?Yes, his inference was good. Sure enough, two years later, someone sent him two gold specimens from New South Wales.He decided to export labor and send a group of workers to the goldfields of New Holland.

It was Mr. Dutong who first discovered Sands in South Australia.It was Foby and Mr. Smith who first discovered gold deposits in New South Wales. This sensation caused gold diggers from all corners of the world to come, including the British, Americans, Italians, French, Germans and Chinese.However, it was only on April 3, 1851 that Mr. Hargrave discovered a large number of gold mines, and he reported to the governor of the Sydney colony, Fitz.Mr. Luo Yi proposed that he could tell the location of the mine seedlings on the condition that he would give him five hundred pounds. The Governor did not accept the quid pro quo, but word spread.Those who were looking for Jin Miao all ran to Xiashan and Leinitang.The city of Ofer was established. This city is rich in gold, and it really deserves the same name as the golden country in the Bible.

Until then, not many people knew that there were gold fields in Victoria.In 1851, gold dust was dug up in this province, and soon it was mined in four places at the same time.These four places are Barra, Owen River, Bendigo and Alexandria, and these places are rich in gold.However, the mining conditions were not enough at that time, and the mining volume in the first three places was not large.As for Alexandria, the ore is of high quality and evenly distributed, making it suitable for mining.At that time, the price of gold produced by it was 1,411 francs per catty, the highest market price in the world.

Now, guided by the thirty-seventh south latitude, this little caravan is heading for this gold field, a place where so many people have gone bankrupt and so many have become rich.On the 31st of December, after a long day of walking on a rough and difficult road, they came in sight of the many round summits of Alexandria.They camped in a mountain depression that night, tied up their cattle and horses, and let them graze at will.The next day, New Year's Day 1866, the ox carts were on the road to the land of gold again. Geographers and others have rejoiced to walk across this famous golden mountain.The name of this mountain is called Jipoer in the Australian dialect. I don’t know how many adventurers have run here. There are robbers, there are good people, some kill others, and some kill themselves.Especially in 1851, in this golden year, the gold fever became an epidemic and spread like a plague. I don't know how many people thought they had a chance to make a fortune, but ended up dying in other places.Everyone said that God generously sowed millions of golden seeds, and now is the harvest season, so those harvesters who came into being came to collect the gold.It's really low-grade in everything, only the Nuggets are high.There are many people who die from exhaustion, but there are also many who have made a lot of money with a single hoe.When they saw someone who was unlucky, no one said anything about it; when they saw someone who got rich, they spread it all over the world.Soon, all kinds of careerists flocked to the Australian mainland.In the city of Melbourne alone, 54,000 immigrants have arrived. They are an unorganized and undisciplined army, and they are robbers who do all kinds of evil.

In the age of gold madness, the local order was indescribably chaotic.Yet the British authorities, with their customary composure, managed to keep the situation under control.Those policemen and soldiers quit the robbery business and rehabilitated themselves.Therefore, Jazz passed by at this time, and he would not encounter the brutal scene back then.Thirteen years have passed, and now the gold mining is well-organized and controlled according to a strict system. Moreover, with mining year after year, the ore seam is gradually exhausted.When the treasure chest was empty, fewer people came, and they went elsewhere to find the virgin mine.So now the newly discovered gold fields in Otago, Maporo, New Zealand and other places are full of holes drilled by thousands of white ants with two legs but no wings.

Just before eleven o'clock the travelers reached the center of the mine.It was a new city, with factories, villas, churches, banks, and newspapers; hotels, farms, and amusement parks; there was even a theater, and a play depicting the local scenery was being staged at that time, and it was very good. .This script is called the lucky gold digger. At the end of the play, the protagonist digs the last hoe full of disappointment, and this hoe digs out a blockbuster gold nugget. Jazz was also very curious and wanted to visit the gold mining area in Alexander. He asked Ayrton to drive first, and he would follow after a while.This measure suited Paganel, who, as usual, volunteered to act as guide and commentator.

Everyone walked to the bank led by him.The road was wide and paved with gravel, freshly watered by the sprinkler.The big signs of Gold Co., Ltd., Nuggets Headquarters, Nuggets Collection and so on are eye-catching everywhere.The union of labor and capital has replaced the old independent forms of work, and the rumble of machinery can be heard everywhere.Going forward, at a glance, there are countless holes in the ground.The workers swung their iron hoes, shining brightly in the sun, as if the sky was constantly lightning.These workers can be found in all countries, and they don't quarrel with each other, they work in silence.

At this time, Paganel said: However, let us not think that there are no unarmed money lovers on the ground in Australia who come to find gold alone.I know that most of them sell their labor to the company, they have to do this, because the mining ground is sold or leased by the government, there is no opportunity without money.But some unarmed people, who can neither afford nor rent the ground, still manage to make a fortune. How do they get rich? It is the pit-jumping method, Paganel replied. For example, our group has no right to mine on the ore bed. However, as long as we are lucky, we can make a fortune.

How to get rich?asked the major. Jump into the pit!Didn't I just say that? How to jump?the major asked again. Are you jumping into the pit?There is a custom here, which often leads to murders and riots, but which the competent authorities cannot abolish. Say it!Really whet my appetite!said the major. I'm talking now!It is generally accepted here that any mining area, except for major festivals, becomes a public land as long as there is no mining for 24 hours.If God bless you, whoever occupies it can mine it at will.So, Robert Jr., if you are lucky enough to find such a deposit, it will be yours.

Don't teach my brother such bad thoughts, sir.Miss Mary is not happy. Miss, don't be angry, I was joking with him.Will he be a gold digger?Never!Digging the ground, plowing the ground, sowing and fertilizing, and finally harvesting is what decent people do.Like a gopher, digging around in the dirt, trying to find some gold, this is the work of desperate people!Robert Jr. wouldn't do it. They visited the main mines, walked only a section of road paved with fine sand, and then reached the bank.The bank is a tall building with a national flag on the roof.Jazz and his party were received by the director of the bank and invited to visit inside.

There is a lot of gold collected by various companies in the bank.The superintendent of the bank pointed out the many curious specimens of gold, and gave details of the various methods of gold mining.This raw gold is roughly in two shapes: rolled gold and decomposed gold.They are lumps of ore, gold mixed with dirt, or encased in a husk of silica.Therefore, when mining, the ground mining method or deep mining method should be used according to the difference in soil quality. If it is gold, it is often distributed in the depths of rapids valleys and dry ditches. According to the size, it is divided into layers, with gold grains on the top, gold flakes on the bottom, and thin blocks at the bottom. If gold is decomposed, its outer stone skin is decomposed, and it gathers to form a gold cluster.Sometimes, a gold group can make a person rich. In Alexandria, the gold tends to be found in layers of clay and between layers of bluestone sheets.Lucky people can often find a large layer of gold nuggets in this kind of place, here is Jinwowo. After visiting various raw gold specimens, they came to the Mineral Exhibition Hall.The various minerals from which Australian soils are made are categorized and displayed.Gold is not the only wealth in Australia. The Australian continent is like a huge cornucopia, and all the treasures are displayed in the exhibition hall.In glass cases there were white topaz, shining like those of Brazil; precious garnets; emerald green stones; rose-coloured rubies; besides, sparkling rutiles, There are also small diamonds produced on both sides of the Toulong River.In short, all kinds of gemstones are dazzling, complete in variety, and do not need external demands.There is nothing missing here, except for turning them into jewellery, which, once made, is guaranteed to sell out in bling. Jazz thanked the director for his hospitality, took his leave, and went to visit the mine deposit again. Paganel was a man who never cared about getting rich, but he always looked at the ground with every step he took, as if he was looking for some treasure.His traveling companions joked with him, but he didn't care.From time to time he bent down, picked up a stone, studied it, and threw it away with contempt.This was true throughout the visit. ah!Geographer, what are you missing!said the major, teasing him. is not that right!In this place where gold stones are produced, I always feel like I'm missing something.I don't know why, I always want to find a piece of gold to take away, preferably heavier. What if you find it, my Monsieur Paganel?Sir asked. ah!If I find it, I will dedicate it to the motherland!deposited in the Bank of France. Will the bank accept it? Of course it will be accepted, let's say as a public fund for the construction of the railway. Everyone praised Paganel's patriotic enthusiasm, and Mrs. Helen wished him to find the largest gold nugget in the world. While they were joking, they wandered around the surrounding mining area.Everywhere workers are working regularly and mechanically, but without labor enthusiasm. After the tour, they came to a tavern to sit and wait to meet up with the ox cart.Since sitting in a tavern, of course he had to eat something, so Paganel asked the boss to order some local drinks. The waiter brought a glass of Noble.The so-called Noble is the British water wine, but there is too much wine and less water, and some sugar is added to it.The drinking method here is too Australian, and Europeans can't stand it.So the passenger took the wine glass and mixed it with a bottle of water, so Noble became English water wine again, and the tavern owner was surprised to see it. After drinking, everyone talked about those gold diggers again. If we don't talk about it now, we won't be able to talk about it in the future. Paganel was very satisfied with everything he saw, but he regretted that it might have been more interesting to visit in the era of Alexander's gold mining. At that time, geographers said that the ground was dug into small holes, and there were burrowing ants all over the place. They were very powerful ants, digging holes everywhere.But without foresight, they lived a rotten life and either ate or drank the money they earned. The tavern we were sitting in was what people called hell back then.Knives were sometimes used when throwing dice, and when the police could not stop them, the army had to suppress them.After all, the army had subdued the crowd, and there were more rules, and everyone started paying taxes; tax collection was difficult, but social order was better than the chaos in California. Can anyone do gold mining?Lady Helene asked. Yes ma'am, you don't need a college degree to do this, you just need to be strong and strong.Some people who were forced to leave their homes by poverty were mostly penniless. Those who were rich carried a hoe, and those who had no money carried a knife. fanaticism.As a result, a strange phenomenon appeared in the gold mining area: there were tents, boat tents, grass sheds everywhere, and huts made of mud, boards, and leaves.In the middle is the carved eaves building of the Governor's Mansion, with the British flag erected on it, as well as blue cloth tents for various civil servants, gold hawkers, and various shops for gold merchants.Those traders all earned the hard-earned money of the rich and the poor, and it was these people who made the real fortune.The group of gold diggers with long beards and red woolen sweaters lived in the water and mud all day long, with the constant sound of hoes and the smell of dead bodies everywhere.A cloud of suffocating dust hung over the poor souls whose lives were so short that, had it not been for the better climate in Australia, a bout of typhoid would have killed nine and a half out of ten of them.Those adventurers worked hard for most of their lives, but in the end it was nothing. If you calculate carefully, you can find that one gold digger gets rich, and at the same time, another hundred, two hundred or even a thousand gold diggers die in poverty. and despair. Can you tell me how to mine gold, Paganel?Sir asked. The method couldn't be simpler, Paganel said, the gold miners in the early days were just panning for gold, but now, it's different.The development company directly finds the gold veins, and goes there to mine gold flakes, gold leaves, and gold nuggets.However, gold diggers can only pan for gold, the so-called panning for gold in sand, that's all.They dug the ground first, dug up the soil layer that they thought was the gold, and then washed it with water to separate the gold from the sand.There is a tool for this kind of washing work from the United States called Cradle, which is a kind of shaker.Shaped like a two-meter-long box, a kind of coffin without a lid, the inside is divided into two layers.The upper layer is a thick wire mesh, followed by several layers of fine wire mesh.The lower part of the second floor is very narrow.When panning for gold, put the gold-containing sand on the first layer, wash it with water, and stir it by hand.The stones were left on the roving, and the broken gold and spun yarn were left on each layer of spun mesh according to their size, while the soil turned into muddy water and washed to the end of the second layer.This is the commonly used gold panning machine. Although simple, it is a tool after all.said the captain. In order to be cheap, they all buy second-hand goods. The geographer replied that if there is really none, it is also possible not to. No, what can I use instead?Miss Mary asked. Just take a big iron plate instead, and use the iron plate to dust the soil and dustpan to dust the wheat.However, what was winnowed was not grains of wheat, but grains of gold.In the first year of gold mining, many gold miners made a fortune without spending any capital, and they were lucky if they got there first. At that time, gold was everywhere.Right on the ground, so much.The stream flows on the ore bed.Almost all the streets of Melbourne are covered with gold, and the pavements are all finished with gold.Thus, in one month, 1852, the value of the gold shipped from Alexandria to Melbourne was 8,238,750 francs. Almost equal to the annual salary of the Russian emperor.Sir said. Then the emperor is too pitiful!The major added. Have you ever made a fortune right away?Lady Helene asked. And a few times, madam. Can you tell?Sir said. In 1852, a piece of gold was found in Balarat weighing 573 taels; in Gippsland a piece weighing 782 taels; Four two.Finally, here, a gold miner found a piece of gold weighing sixty-five kilograms, calculated at seven hundred and twenty-two francs and a half catty, this piece was worth two hundred and twenty-three thousand eight hundred and sixty francs!What a lucky man to dig up a pension of eleven thousand francs! Once these gold mines are discovered, how much will the world's gold production increase?asked the captain. The increase is too much. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the annual world gold production was only 47 million francs. Now, it is estimated that the production has risen to more than 900 million, which is close to one billion. Therefore, there may be a lot of gold under our feet, right?said Robert Jr. Yes, I have!Children, there may be several million taels.We stomped on it, though, because we didn't value money. Well, Australia can be regarded as a unique place. No, the place where gold is produced is by no means a place blessed by nature.Because this place supports a group of idlers who live a life of splendor and luxury.My child, the best place is not to produce gold, but to produce iron, because iron can be used to make production tools for labor production, and constantly exercise the people's bodies and abilities. The next day, just as the sun rose, the travelers stepped out of the gold-producing area, and at the same time, they also walked out of the border of the Tarpo area.Now, the horseshoes are on the dusty road in Dalhousie, halfway there in a few hours.With such a smooth trip, we can reach the seaside of Tufu Bay in half a month. At present, everyone's health can bear it, and the cattle and horses don't feel the pain.Geographers say that Australia's climate is particularly nourishing, and it finally came true.There was little or no humidity, and it wasn't too hot. Since the tragedy at Camden Bridge, however, the caravans were so much more heavily guarded that the previous precautions were no longer required.Now it is stipulated: First of all, hunters must not run too far, so as not to lose sight of the ox cart.Secondly, camp at night and take turns guarding the car.Morning and evening the guns were loaded.There is no doubt that there is a group of strong men wandering in the wilderness. Although there is no sign of imminent disaster, it is better to be on guard. It is needless to say that Lady Helene and Miss Mary were kept secret of these precautions, for Sir did not want them to worry. This kind of vigilance is naturally necessary, because if you are not careful, there will be big troubles.And it wasn't just Glenarvan and his team who were concerned about this, some city residents and those sitting on the livestock station were also always on guard against sneak attacks by thugs.One night, every house was closed, and the dog was tied in the yard, barking at the slightest movement.When the shepherds gather their cattle and sheep in the evening, none of them does not wear a gun.This kind of vigilance is not too much, the occurrence of that bloody case made people have to be so.Even some civilians who usually sleep with their windows open close their doors and windows once night falls. Even the local authorities were cautious, and many gendarmes were sent to the countryside, especially to protect postal and telecommunications traffic.In the past, the mail truck ran on the road, so don't worry.On this day, when Jazz and his party were crossing the road, they saw a mail van speeding past, with a large cloud of dust behind it.Although it passed by like lightning, Sir still saw the policeman sitting in the car, and the carbine was shining.During the gold rush, the dregs of European society were poured onto the Australian continent. Now this kind of vigilance seems to have returned to that chaotic era. After one kilometer on the Kimo road, the ox cart got into a eucalyptus forest.This jungle is so large that it spans several latitudes and longitudes. It is the first time for travelers to drill into this kind of jungle since they set off from Bainuyijiao. When everyone saw these large eucalyptus trees with a height of 60 meters and a thick bark of 15 centimeters, they couldn't help but sigh in admiration.The trunk is very thick, about six meters long, with fragrant resin flowing from it, and it rises to a height of forty-five meters above the ground.At this height, there are no twigs and shoots that grow randomly, and there is not even a pimple that mars the silhouette of these trunks. It is difficult for a carpenter to scrape so smooth with a plane. There are hundreds of these big trees in a row, the same as the row of columns, with uniform thickness.The top of the column begins to branch when it reaches a very high height, but the branches are symmetrical on the left and right, and the branches are all alternate leaves.Large flowers hang down from the leaves, and the receptacle looks like a covered bowl. In the woods, the air is naturally convected, and the wind that blows sucks the moisture from the land.The distance between trees is equal, and the gaps are not small, so that cattle and horses can pass through without hindrance.This piece of eucalyptus forest is not like a virgin forest, with dense branches and thorns, even many fallen trunks, and tangled vines everywhere. Developers have to use fire and knives to get in.And the ground that this group of people stepped on was shallow grass and green tree tops, and there were sparse pillars supporting the sky between the ground and the sky, and there was no end in sight.There is not much shade in the trees, so it is not cool, but there is a special light in the forest, as if through a layer of light veil.The tree shadows are very regular, and the light on the ground is also very clear.All this constitutes a kind of fairyland, giving people a refreshing feeling.The forests in Australia are different from the forests on the European continent. The natives call this tree Tara, which belongs to a wide variety of Myrtaceae representatives of the Australian plant kingdom. Under this emerald sky, the reason why the shade of the trees is not dense and the shadows are not deep is because of the amazing growth of leaves.None of the leaves are flat facing the sun, but the edge of the blade is sideways facing the sun.Looking at the sun, I can only see the strange side of the leaves.So, the sun's rays can reach the ground through the foliage, just as through the shutters. Everyone noticed this and felt surprised.Of course, only a geographer can resolve this question, and he immediately replied: What surprises me here is not the strangeness of the leaves, nature's creations have their own reasons.The botanists named it inexplicably, they called this tree Eucalyptus. What does eucalyptus mean?Miss Mary asked. This is the scientific name of eucalyptus, which comes from the Greek, which means the benefit of shade.Those botanists deliberately deceived people with the Greek language to make it difficult for people to find this error. In fact, it is obvious that the eucalyptus tree has no shade benefits. We all agree on that, sir, and needless to say, said the sir, please tell us why the leaves are so long. Because of geography and botany, the geographer explained, you must see that the air in this area is dry, the rainfall is little, the soil is dry, and the sap in the trees is not too much.In order to survive, they have to find ways to avoid sunlight and defend themselves against excessive evaporation.Therefore, they face the sun on their side and do not allow the front to bask.Nothing is wiser than the leaves of a tree. Nothing could be more selfish than these leaves!McNabbs retorted that the leaves only cared about themselves and did not think of passers-by. Everyone agreed with the major's statement, except Paganel, who wiped the sweat from his brow and still considered it a rare opportunity to walk in the woods without shade.Nevertheless, such growth of eucalyptus leaves is not favored by people after all.If it takes a long time to go through this forest, the sun is hot and there is no shade, it is naturally unbearable for pedestrians. The bullock cart moved through the boundless eucalyptus forest without encountering a single beast or a native.Only a few parrots on the tree kept them company and sang marches for them on the branches.Sometimes a group of parrots pass through the tree gap in the distance, flashing past colorfully.In short, in this huge emerald temple, there is a dead silence everywhere, only the sound of horses' hooves, soft human voices, rattling wheels and Ayrton's cattle yelling stir the boundless area. quiet. It was getting late, and Jazz and his party camped under a few eucalyptus trees that had been burned not long ago.These eucalyptus trees are like a big chimney in a factory. The trunks have been burned out from the feet to the top of the trees. There is only a layer of bark on the outside, and the trees are still alive.Even so, the bad habit of burning trees of the landsats and natives will eventually destroy this forest.Obier took the advice of the geographer and started cooking in a hollow tree trunk.As soon as a little fire was lit, the flames shot up, and the smoke rushed up to the foliage at the top of the tree.Ayrton, Murady, Wilson, and the captain took turns on watch at night until sunrise. On January 3, people's eyes were fixed on the long path, as if it would never end.However, in the evening, the bushes gradually thinned out, and after a few kilometers, a neat cluster of houses appeared on a small plain. It's Samuel!The geographer called, as soon as we pass this town, we are out of the border of Victoria Province. Is this town important?the lady asked. It was just a simple village, becoming a town. Can we find a decent hotel there?Sir asked. I think no problem. Well, let's go, we're going to make the ladies comfortable tonight, and I don't think they'll object, will they? Of course not, both Mary and I like it.But there is a condition, don't be too far away from the route, so as not to delay the trip. Not far at all.We are also tired, we should take a rest, and we will start at dawn tomorrow.Sir said. At nine o'clock in the evening, the moon had risen from the east, shining through a mist of mist.It was getting dark.The whole team was walking on the road in the town of Seymur, with Paganel leading the way. He seemed to be familiar with things he had never met before.This may be his instinct, he has led everyone to the Campbell Hotel. The cattle, horses, and carts settled down, and the travelers were shown to rest in fairly comfortable rooms. At ten o'clock, everyone ate supper, and O'Bill, in his capacity as chief butler, inspected the dinner.The geographer and Robert Jr. have gone out to town.They only shared their impressions of the night tour in a few words.Actually they didn't see much. However, if a careful person will definitely notice a certain degree of commotion on Seymur Street: clusters of people are talking about something. Read the newspaper of the day aloud, and deliberate and discuss it.Such signs did not escape the Major's eyes.He hadn't run far, and even before he had stepped out of the hotel gate, he felt that the atmosphere in the street was not right.He had talked ten minutes with Dixon, the chatty hotel manager, and he knew what was going on. But he was silent.After supper, the two female guests went back to their room to rest, and he left the others, saying: Everyone knows the murderer of the Camden Bridge massacre. Did you catch it?Ayrton asked quickly. No.The major said there was no sign of the bosun's anxiety. What a pity!Ayrton added. So, who did the murder?Sir continued. You read the newspaper, said the major, and handed Glenarvan a paper, yesterday's Australia and New Zealand daily.You can tell from the daily papers that the officer guessed right. Greenervan then read the following news aloud: January 2, 1866, News from Sydney Everyone will remember that on the night of December 29, there was a serious railway accident on the Camden Bridge.Camden Bridge was open when the train crossed the Luton at 11:45. The search for the wreck and the discovery of the body of the bridgekeeper half a kilometer away from Camden Bridge proved that this tragedy was caused by a criminal premeditation! Sure enough, according to the results of the investigation, it was learned that six months ago, the detention camp in Perth, Western Australia was preparing to transfer a group of exiles to Norfolk Island, and these exiles escaped on the way.The Camden Bridge tragedy was their work. There were twenty-nine criminals in this group, and the leader was Peng.Jues, he is the most cunning gangster, arrived in Australia a few months ago by some ship, although he was wanted by the government, he was never caught. I hope that urban residents, rural immigrants and herdsmen will be on their own guard and assist in the arrest, and report the relevant news to the colony director at any time! Colonial Superintendent Mitchell When Sir had read the circular, the major turned to the geographer and said to him: Believe it this time, Paganel, there may be exiles in Australia. Escaped exiles are of course inevitable, Paganel argued, but there are indeed no exiles officially received! In any case, the fact that there are convicts here, Sir, expresses his opinion, but, I think, it is not necessary that there are convicts, and our travel plans must be changed, don't you think, Mr. Captain? The captain didn't answer right away.On the one hand he was afraid that the Grants would be upset by suspending the trip; on the other hand he was afraid that going on would go wrong.So he hesitated. I don't care about these desperadoes if Lady Helene and Miss Mary are not with us. Sir understood the meaning of this, and went on: Of course, we are not saying that we will not go to Captain Grant.However, since it is inconvenient to travel with female guests, it may be safer for us to go to Melbourne first, return to the Duncan, and then sail to the east coast to track down the traces of the missing crew.What do you mean, Major? Before I express my opinion, I want to hear Ayrton's opinion. The boatswain was instructed to speak, so he had to obey. I think, he said, that we are three hundred and twenty kilometers from Melbourne, as far east as south, if there is any danger.Both roads are deserted and deserted.Moreover, I don't believe that our group of men with weapons in their hands can't deal with thirty strong men.So if I were to, move on unless I have a better plan. That's right, Ayrton, echoed the geographer, and we may find Captain Grant if we go on.If we turned our heads to the south, we would turn away from Grant's trail and go farther and farther.Besides, a group of fugitives from Perth would not be overlooked by any man of courage. In this way, the vote was held on the unchanged original plan, and the audience passed it without objection. I have one more suggestion, sir.said Ayrton again. Speak! Is it all right to send an order to the Duncan to sail to the East Coast? I'm afraid it's not appropriate, replied the captain. We have reached Tufu Bay, and it will not be too late to give orders.Had it been sent sooner, should accidents have forced us back to Melbourne, we should have regretted not having found the Duncan.Moreover, the ship was badly damaged and could not be repaired at this time.For various reasons, it is better for us to wait and issue an order. also good.Ayrton replied that he did not insist on his opinion. The next day, the caravan left the town of Samuel.Everyone is fully armed and ready to deal with foreign accidents.Half an hour later, everyone entered the eucalyptus forest extending eastward.Glenarvan prefers to travel in the wilderness, because the wilderness is better than the woods, and robbers are not easy to hide and ambush.But now, there is no choice.Therefore, the old cow pulled a broken cart and had to walk on the monotonous forest path.In the evening, after walking along the northern border of Anglesey, the ox cart passed the 146th parallel east longitude.We camped on the Murray County border.