Wow. They finally reached Cooper’s Creek on April 21, only to find the camp abandoned. There was a message cut into a tree “DIG 3 FEET N.W.”. They did so, and found some supplies, and a letter explaining that the party had given up waiting, and had left only that morning. Burke’s team had missed them by only 9 hours. The three men again left the camp. Wills became too weak to continue, so they left him behind with some food. Burke died on June 20. King returned to Wills, but found that he was already dead. He found a tribe of aborigines willing to give him food and shelter, and there he stayed until he was found by a search party on September 18. Meanwhile, William Brahe decided to go back to Cooper’s Creek and check to see if they had returned. When he arrived, the three men had already left for the cattle station and the camp was again deserted. He assumed that they had never been there, and he did not think to check to see if the supplies were still buried. He left to rejoin the main party. Related posts: A Pixelated Mind: Amusement for the Kids Oh, and by the way Tao of Gabe: Obituary Previous Post The irony is in the chalk Next Post Nerd Hecklers One comment This story was in “Down Under” by Bill Bryson. He describes all the things in Australia that can kill you…and I conveniently read the book while vacationing down there. Leave a ReplyCancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Name * Email * Website Add Comment * Save my name, email and website in this browser for the next time I comment.Post Comment Δ
This story was in “Down Under” by Bill Bryson. He describes all the things in Australia that can kill you…and I conveniently read the book while vacationing down there.
This story was in “Down Under” by Bill Bryson. He describes all the things in Australia that can kill you…and I conveniently read the book while vacationing down there.