COA?F8 OF AUS?LIA; 09: leaving. the. least ,mnrk .of the': blow.:~ the: stSae was covered with red pigment, . and ap?.to' be a flinty slate. These spear.heads were.ready' for ftxing,. and. the caxeful ?. manner in which they were preserved plainly shewed. their value,. for each was separated.by strips.of bark, and the sharp edges protected by a covering or' far. A. wound.with such a spear. must be-mor- tal; and it was very fortunate for Mr, Mont- gomery that his was trot inflicted with one of these truly formidable.w. ealx)ns. ?heir hatchets were also made of the same. stone, the edges of which.are-ground.so sl?__?p,.that..a.few blows. serve to.chop oE,the branch of a tree. The catamarans consisted of ?ve. mangrove stems lashed tngether to a frame of smaller-wood, as in.the subjoined .wood-cut: they. are.buoyant enough .to carry two natives, .besides their .spears and baskets. A. representntlon. of this mode of conveyance is also given in the title page of this volume. �
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