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Symzonia: Voyage of Discovery
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Captain Adam Seaborn
46
My
first
business
was
to
make
such
arrangements
as
would
satisfy
my
crew,
and
to
ascertain
the
condition
of
the
country
in
the
immediate
vicinity.
I
therefore
landed
a
sealing
party
of
thirty
men,
under
Mr.
Boneto,
assisted
by
Mr.
Slim,
on
one
of
the
islands,
and
proceeded
with
the
Explorer
to
the
mouth
of
the
great
river.
We
found
the
access
to
the
river
easy
and
safe;
the
chain
of
islands
off
the
mouth
of
it
broke
the
swell
of
the
sea.
Having
ascertained
its
mouth
to
be
in
83°
47'
south
latitude,
by
observation,
I
proceeded
up
with
two
boats
ahead,
taking
care
to
move
only
with
the
flood
tide,
and
to
anchor
in
deep
water.
The
banks
for
the
first
30
miles
were
fringed
with
tussoc.
Above
that
some
trees
appeared;
and
at
the
distance
of
40
miles,
the
banks
were
skirted
with
a
strip
of
dense
forest,
of
moderately
sized
trees.
We
proceeded
10
miles
further
up,
when
the
country
appeared
to
be
chiefly
covered
with
large
trees,
wide
apart,
with
no
undergrowth
between
them,
excepting
on
some
low
spots
near
the
river,
with
here
and
there
a
spot
of
open
prairie.
Having
anchored
the
Explorer
in
a
safe
situation,
I
landed
with
a
boat's
crew
at
one
of
the
open
spaces,
to
examine
the
productions
of
the
land,
and
see
if
I
could
discover
any
indications
of
inhabitants,
I
found
the
timber
to
be
mostly
different
from
that
which
I
was
acquainted
with,
excepting
a
species
of
fir
resembling
our
spruce.
I
was
much
pleased
to
see
wood
of
this
description,
and
immediately
ordered
the
launch
on
shore,
with
the
axes
and
all
our
disposable
force.
We
were
busily
engaged
for
three
days
in
filling
the
Explorer
with
wood
for
fuel,
and,
after
stowing
her
quite
full,
piled
as
much
on
deck
as
I
thought
she
would
bear,
including
timber
for
constructing
winter
quarters
for
the
sealing
party.
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