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 (I think on a chain). They came to a soak in the Shaw River for water. While Shay was off his horse and with his head down in the soak, the natives pounced on him and killed him. The half caste would probably have effected a rescue as he drew his revolver promptly but it snapped and I think the natives pulled him off his horse and killed him too. In comparatively recent years Shay's ring off his finger was picked up in this soak. Alex Edgar probably could have given full details of this latter, such as name of finder and ultimate fate of the ring. S.R.A. Corney, who is still living, I think possibly would know; or even such a late comer as Jack Stewart might have heard full details.

Samuel Lazenby was killed about 1870, I think. He had gone north to work in the Dad's business at Roebourne (purchased from Padbury after his nephews the Nairns had made a financial failure of it) but subsequently acquired the schooner Venus and went pearling. He procured his divers from between Fortescue and Onslow and N.W.C, and I suppose on account of being so wild and uncivilised, a Roebourne native Joe Murray, who was mother's house boy in Roebourne, and could speak a little English, was sent on the boat with Uncle Sam. The western natives decided to kill Joe Murray but could not well do so on the boat. However an opportunity occurred. Uncle Sam, who was only