Friday, June 6.

Camp 12.  Dull morning, rather cloudy.  Patients much improved.  The female camel left behind yesterday has not made her appearance yet, still I have little doubt but that she will follow.  Not a breath of wind at sunrise.  Started at 8.17 a.m.  Still on general course bearing of 95 1/2 degrees over open-timbered, well-grassed land.  Afterwards at 10.11 came to and crossed same river from north-north-east to south-south-west.  It was not far off all the morning to the right.  Spelled seven minutes till 10.18.  At 10.36 recrossed river where it is stony and rocky with sand in its bed, coming from south.  At 11.3 struck river on right but did not cross.  Followed along its north-east bank till 11.15.  Still close by at 11.27.  At 12.50 crossed small sandy creek from south.  Spelled for six minutes till 12.56.  Then bearing along the creek till 1.11 p.m. on bearing of 325 degrees three-quarters of a mile; distance on proper course 95 1/2 degrees thirteen and a quarter miles.  Just after camping I found that what I take to be the River Binoe is about 120 yards east of us, flowing about 322 degrees, with a lagoon on east bank, with yellow lilies.  The small creek we are camped on has plenty of water.  The Binoe River has none just here.  All the creeks and the river have lots of cork-screw palms in and near them.  Good forest all day and abundance of grass.

Saturday, June 7.

Camp 13.  But little dew last night.  The old camel has not come on; perhaps she will remain until she freshens up a little and then shape her way south or east.  No wind, beautiful morning.  Hodgkinson shot a native companion; have seen no game for some days.  Started at 8.40 on bearing of 110 degrees.  In four minutes crossed the Binoe.  At 9.8 came to and recrossed river or creek Binoe.  At 9.45 crossed creek with rocky bed and with water from east by south.  Spelled five minutes till 9.50.  Quartz ridges.  At twelve o’clock spurs running to south and west.  At 1.40 from top of hill dismal view seen ahead; nothing but bare burnt up ranges.  Struck the River Flinders or one of its largest branches at 2.18 p.m.  Crossed over and camped at a long sheet of water in its bed on south-eastern side.  Distance on course sixteen and three-quarter miles.  The journey today has been over thick scrubby forest which tore our pack-bags a good deal.  From 9 a.m. the ground was a good deal strewed over with small ironstone pebbles, not bronzed as they usually are, till 9.45 then ridges and ranges of quartz and sandstone.  Drainage south and west.  A high range on the left, some 6 to eight miles off, wooded to its top.  Immediately below it runs the Binoe I think.  Course of the range is about 100 degrees.  This watercourse comes here from the north-north-east or even north of that, and bears away to the south-south-west as far as discernible.  Wind during the day from east to south-east.  As this is a good place for killing I will kill our last bullock as he has become