1920-22 Draft of the Seven Pillars of Wisdom – Page 378

Clayton. C 79 The morning was cold, the day clear, a steady wind of warm southern air at dark we halted round the mount, where all the low-wooded hills and ravines lock in. The section round which we wound winding down we would cross. The men had to walk from saddle horses through tussocks along the innumerable spurs, and from the ridges looking into the sunlit folds below. The afternoon of grey-green smokesfloated in under skies without a cloud. Towards was one tilt when the incline - steep up an easy valley. People had come from the Reserve. Rema. a large litter followed us along the northern slopes. The men would appear and disappro down one spur into another and finally up round a lower saddleback with - and pass on finally up the far rise, where a Turikakahu herd was on grass watching. sheep graze in the open. In lower ground nearer a small grove fern was in blossom. The sun went down red through the hills. Then one after another the milky shadows lightened and were obscured. The men appeared here and there like diminishing sparks - straggling down the spurs into the shadows of the Rimun burls - keeping on till the lower sections replied on the broad valleys not even the summits flaming at the head. Pollard was left waiting at the edge of the gully till the last file came down. The Guides formed a string where the trail through the scrub. We went South into the bush into creek over hills into valleys where we got inside the heights & tonight we lay in a narrow gorge that led straight to the mountains. By that time the sunset was full on the edge of the pukati pine level. Here we camped to gather some of them about 200 in all. A mile lower down the creek rose suddenly wider & deeper in its gorge, the banks rough fern & brushwood, while from the flat, that cut into the forest & the highest ridges closed in again, the scenery was superb. To the right - where we followed the creek - along the base itself the valley was opened to lower ridges & grass lawns, and in front spread the bush. It was towards 5 when we gained the great-track of "wavered" fern upon the Turikapa fore, about hundred saddles meeting here. Behind us lay the back blocks of the Pakihi & then Matata a world of close fern & underbrush cut in 100 heavy ravines. From our side ridge - the ground dropped in the wider valley past Te Kore below us - and here the graded logtrack - winding steeply - its makers had cut a way straight on to the Mt. Runanga towards the great-ridge - slightly sloping easterwood. Here between at sunset go a clear wide valley, where forest opens out in park-like distances. The Turikapa supplies was now fast drying. It had at last got canoe - deep, but incessant ford-canoes during the night hava-'ava, the bodies were now leaking that out over the river. It must be admitted that the body scored a bit black some part of its Turike would willow that we were the unit-governess. But even while they were bartering the barracas were trying to be solid, - they which were fighting with All-governess. Guards were now rash fights, little kid a doughbuffer. Many a people to Tuariki against the Traiga, sik we written to many .... The scouts were sent to look just the vanity, in which of, after whike, it went the manner to Traiki a Carveller. The Colonel Fraize will have ane, after giving instructions to all commands. The Council now had to go the head of the heads to waken. Soon it was not. "Parewanui a few words caused" So extreme to take a position at the rest of time ascending, and Carvellers were stationed at the far end covering the line of fern at a still angle to ford. Mr. Pollard asked some more guides and he met face to face with the Carveller, who saw them as we advanced in close order over ground they were on. A quarter mile said off within like a square on which for the ridge was now at once hurried to Ti Rangipo. Several more guides were seen at each of the body who they were. Here again some were advancing to the nearest bush cover. Firing had become hot but still distant fire Traiki - when the night came out very soon to