Alternate and/or archaic spellings have been retained. _x_ denotes italic script, =x= denotes bold print, and ^ denotes a superscript. Page 72: "horse's" changed to "horses'" (so hard on the horses' feet). Page 175: "resouces" changed to "resources" (for its mineral resources.) Page 177: "supples" changed to "supplies" (enabled the early settlers to obtain supplies). Page 193: "suppresssion" changed to "suppression" (wanton impertinence that would require suppression.) Page 195: "swagsmen" changed to "swagmen" (to ration the swagmen as they pass along). Page 241: "dessicated" changed to "desiccated" (the land became desiccated, the lakes lost their freshness). Page 254: "crystaline" changed to "crystalline" (the auriferous area is confined to veins traversing a crystalline diorite). Page 257: duplicate "the" removed (would include all the palæozoic, metamorphic). Advertisement Section: Page 14: "setlement" changed to "settlement" (made its way from settlement to settlement). End of Project Gutenberg's Early Days in North Queensland, by Edward Palmer