Explorers' Hardships.

Hastings Standard, Issue 98, 19 August 1896, Page 4

Explorers' Hardships.

DRIVES' TO EAT DOG-FLESH TO AVOID STARVATION. Ai,>i-:i,ah»k, August 17. Mason. the leader of the Westralian Exploration Expedition which left Perth thrt-p months aero, has arrived at E?r-I«i. with Vuiii;f. t ii'jther member of the party, after a a try unpleasant experience. The two men left the main camp as a living expedition, :uul acompanied bv a native they tn\elh il within 160 rmles of Euela. On the night of 28th July, Hacks mar'y all th:-ir food, but left them eight gallons ot water. The two star tod to tramp through unknown crt:in»ry to Eucla. On the second dav Mason's feet crave way, and he had the _,ir it* -z ditiic.itty in travelling. On the htth day thev drank their 1 - water. For two <la\ - thev had no food, and they were <1 riven to kill their do?, drink its blood, and eat its desh. Eor another two days they were without food or water. Shortly ! ' reaching Eucla, Mason collap 11 but Yonge managed to reach a telt -n iph station and get assistance to hi companion. They state that a large portion of the countn through was the grandest p; ri t mntry they have seen in any of the colonies, but absolutely waterless.