Several signal shots were fired.

They fell dead on the dull stillness of the night which was dropping fast upon us.

We took to the oars once more and pulled down nearly another mile till the dark grew so thick it was not prudent to proceed, and Prof.ordered a landing on the left where we made a hasty cup of coffee to refresh the inner man, and turned in, much puzzled and troubled by the absence of any kind of a signal from the advance party.

Some one suggested that they had all been killed, but Prof.met this with scornful ridicule and went to sleep.

When daylight came a river was discovered less than half a mile below our camp coming in from the east.