Heavy rains fell throughout the greater portion of the day, and produced a beautiful effect in the ravines, for cascades were pouring over the cliffs on each side, sweeping every now and then before them massive pieces of rock, the crash of which in their fall echoed loudly through the valleys.
FURTHER LOSS OF STOCK.
February 2.
Bad news came again this morning--the stock-keeper met me with a very rueful countenance to report that another horse and two sheep had just been found dead, and that several more sheep were missing.

It still rained so heavily that we could not attempt to move, for already a considerable portion of our stores was damaged by the water which had filled the ditch, and regularly flooded the tent in which they were placed.
Mr.Walker started with me for the purpose of marking off a road to the place we next intended to halt at, for the country was so rocky that it was necessary to choose a path with the greatest caution, or we should soon have become embarrassed in precipitous places which the horses could not have traversed.

Whilst I was thus engaged Mr.Lushington and two men made another unsuccessful attempt to get the goats and remaining stores across the stream.
WEAKNESS AND OBSTINACY OF THE PONIES.
February 3.
This morning the rain had somewhat abated: the remaining stores were brought from the ravine, and the goats were swum across; in the meantime the ponies were brought up and loaded, and all preparations were at last made for a start: but a host of new difficulties arose; many of the ponies were found to be in such a weakly state that they could with great difficulty carry any weight at all.

We were obliged to make a totally new division of the stores, and to select and put aside what articles we could best leave behind.

These preparations occupied a considerable time, but we at last moved off in a south-east direction.