Contents.
Robert B. Booth
Introduction.
Chapter
I
How I came to Emigrate
Chapter
II
The Voyage—Rats on Board—The White Squall—Harpooning a Shark—Burial of the Twins—Tropics—Icebergs—Exchange of Courtesies in mid-Pacific
Chapter
III
Port Lyttelton and Christchurch—Call on Friends—Visit Malvern Hill
Chapter
IV
A Period of Uncertainty—Leave for Nelson as Cadets on Sheep Run
Chapter
V
Working of a Sheep Run—Scab—C's Departure for Home
Chapter
VI
Shepherd's Life—Driving Sheep—Killing Wild Sow—Return to Christchurch
Chapter
VII
I join a Survey Party—Travel to the Ashburton
Chapter
VIII
Wild Pig Hunting
Chapter
IX
Cattle Ranching and Stock Riding
Chapter
X
Take Employment with a Bush Contractor—Serious Illness—Start for South and the Gold Diggings
Chapter
XI
Our Eventful Journey to the Gold Diggings
Chapter
XII
Life on the Gold Diggings
Chapter
XIII
Leave the Diggings—Attempt to Drive Wild Cattle thereto—Return to Dunedin
Chapter
XIV
Leave for Mesopotamia—Road-making—Sheep Mustering—Death of Dr. Sinclair—Contracts on the Ashburton, etc.
Chapter
XV
Winter under the Southern Alps—Frost Bite—Seeking Sheep in the Snow—The Runaway
Chapter
XVI
Start on Exploring Expedition to the Wanaka Lake
Chapter
XVII
Exploration Trip continued—Weekas—Inspection of New Country—Escape from Fire
Chapter
XVIII
Death of Parker—Royal Mail robbed by a Cat—Meet with Accident fording River
Chapter
XIX
The Ghost Story—Benighted in the Snow
Chapter
XX
Decide to go to India—Visit Melbourne, etc.—Arrival at Bombay
List of Illustrations.
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