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hundreds are kept alive by feeding on them : boats sail to the different
islands, and return filled with them—they remain good for four or five
days. The fruit of the peloo is also in demand—it is eaten by the poor
classes. A measure of fruit will always fetch an equal measure of grain :
the seeds are used for making an oil called “ Kakun,” and a purple dye*
it is said, is sometimes extracted from the fruit. These islands also
yield a large supply of firewood and small rafters.
22. I believe Lieutenant-Colonel Roberts has suggested that the
dawk runners should cross these islands instead of the circuitous route
near the head of the Gfulf they now take. There is no doubt a consider
able distance would thus be saved, and the only impediments that I could
ascertain would be the necessity of keeping a small boat at each of the
three creeks, and supplying those runners with water and provisions
who had to remain on the islands. A boat is kept up for the dawk at
the present time, where it crosses the Runn from Katteewar to Jhingee.
June, 1848. G-. Fulljames.
N. B.—Two Charts are fowarded—one a copy and translation from
the original, the other a reduced one. Gf. F.
Art. XIY. — A Narrative of a Voyage in search of the Crew of the
Ship “ Charles Eatonf performed in the year 1836. By Com
mander G*. B. Kempthorne, I. X. [Continued from page 236.]
[Communicated by the Author.]
At 6T5 the following morning weighed and made all plain sail, steer
ing W. S. W v moderate trade with fine cool weather, thermometer 74°.
At 7, passed an extensive sandbank just above water, stretching to the
S. W. about six or eight miles, Halfway Island bearing W. by X., dis
tant one mile, in fifteen fathoms sandy bottom. At half-past ten saw
Mount Adolphus from the deck bearing $. 40° W., and also another de
tached sandbank to the W. S. W. At noon, our latitude by meridian al
titude was 10° 31 7 $., Double Island in sight bearing X. 65° W., the
centre Isle of the York Group S. 60° W., and Cape York S. 50° W.
Standing close in towards Mount Adolphus, distance off shore about three
miles, our soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. from Halfway Island to this jdace were very regular,
decreasing gradually from seventeen fathoms to eleven. The navigation,
had now become more open and free from dangers,—the limits of the co
ral region had in fact been fairly passed, and we were no longer thread-