Leichardt the Explorer.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1460, 21 September 1885, Page 4

Leichardt the Explorer.

Once more the oft-repeated rumour is revived m Queensland (says a contempo- : rary) that the ill-fated Dr Leichardt, who left Macpherson's Station on the Cogoon river on April 4, 1848. bound for •Western Australia, and whose subsequent fate has nevtr been unveiled, is still living, a prisoner amongst the natives. The story is now being circulated from the Macarthur river that a short time ago Mr Lynett, who is managing the cattle station 'of Messrs Amos Bros, and Broada, on the Macarthur river, whilst out on a trip, accompanied by a party of six Europeans, suddenly came upon a party of blacks on the range up the Macarthur'- river, and with them the whole of the party distinctly saw a very old white man, who on the party calling out, made a movement as if to come towards them, but was immediately blocked by several lubras, who caught hold of lrm and dragged him out of sight amongst the wrks m the ranges. The party had been nut some time, and were not m a fit condition to prosecute a search, but on returning to the station inqairies were made of a lubra who had been stolen from a neighbouring tribe'by the Macarthur blacks, who had kept her long enough to acquire their language, and to be thoroughly conversant with their haunts. She asserts that a white fellow, very old and partially blind, has been living with the Macarthur niggers for a long time. Tin's affair has set. people wondering if this unfortanate man can m any way be connected with Lekhardt's party.