LOST IN THE BUSH.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 1339, 4 January 1879, Page 3

LOST IN THE BUSH.

(From the South Australian Register, December 10th.) It trill bo remembered that some weeks ago information was received here of the wreck near Fowler's Bay of the Annie Wright, having on board Messrs Fairie and Woolley, then on their way to Eucla to examine some country which had been taken up by Messrs Holmes, White, and Co., of Melbourne. On reaching Fowler's Bay they found that the horses they had shipped were out of order and unsuitable for the work, and they therefore arranged for the purchase of a team of Fowler's Bay horses. With these, and with a waggon and other necessary plant, they safely accomplished the journey to Eucla. From Eucla they started on the 4th of November for their own country, situated some 90 miles m a northern or north-eastern direction. On the 16th of the same month one of their horses came into Eucla looking as if he had travelled a long distance without water. The gentlemen when they left Eucla, intended to be absent for about 14 or 17 days, but as they did not return an expedition, consisting of Mr. J. Clark, telegraph station-master of Eucla, and Mr Andrew Muir, a squatter of the same place, started on December 3rd to look for them. They returned on Sunday night, having been unsuccessful m their search. Mr. Clark reports by telegraph aa follows, and for this we are indebted to the courtesy of the Postmaster-General : — "We folio. wed Mr Fairies waggon tracks for 53 miles, and saw tracks of three hoises coming m from a iiorth-weaterly direction. Crossing the waggon tracks and continuing on towards south-east we thought it better to push on to the waggon, and at about 80 miles from Eucla we found it. Mr Fairies general direction to this point was north by east. There was a 200-gallon tank m the waggon containing about 40 gallons of water, m which were two water bags, apparently put there to soak. Among other things found here were Messrs Wairie and Woolley's coats and vests ; m he latter's coat was a pocket-book, with notes of journey from Eucla. It states that they arrived at the place where we found tho waggon at 6 p.m. on November Bth. "We filled that water-bags, and got things ready to start. In the waggonbox there was a purse containing seven £1 notes. We immediately searched for further tracks, and discovered those of four horses and one man walking m about the same course — viz., north by east. We followed these next morning at 5 o'clock for nine miles, and then last track of one horse, also that of the man. About nine miles beyond this we came to a camp. A thorough search here resulted m the finding of the tracks of one horse proceeding north, and returning to camp ; also that of two horses travelling south east, and no return. Only one man appears to have slept at this camp, at which we found a packsaddle. We could not search further on account of the insufficiency of water, having to depend solely on that m the tank of the waggon, and we thought it advisable to leave as much as possible there m case of Mr Fairies return. We started back for the waggon the same afternoou, and returned here with all speed. On our return journey we followed the horse tracks, mentioned previously, as crossing the waggon tracks, for about a mile, still going m Bouth-ea«tf. direction. A further search can only be made with camels, and should be done at once, as the slightest rain would completely obliterate horse tracks.. We have brought the purse and pocketbook found at waggon m with us." On Monday a telegram w«» also received by Mr J. Souttmr,