The story of our dead man occurred during this time. A group who were working to survey the land came across a man, who appeared lost, disorientated and was suffering greatly from exposure to the harsh South Australian land. They took the man in, allowing him to ride upon their cart to Murray Pass where they stopped for the night. This man was worse for wear and resultantly, couldn’t talk to the party assisting him. Sadly, this man did not make it through the night
Unable to travel with the unidentified body, and unable to bury it due to a lack of tools, the party devised a rather unique and ghastly way of storing the corpse. They located a hollowed-out tree along the river and shoved the body inside. Concealing it with mud and rocks in the hopes that it wouldn’t be savaged by wild animals.
To be continued....
Kanacki