and had a tumble, horse and all, heels over head into it; it had no stream but large sheets of water in its bed (sandy).  From south-west by west the large range on opposite side of the Burdekin runs about east-south-east and west-north-west, splendid bold mounts; crossed oak creek from south-west by south at nine and three-quarter miles; from junction of this creek westerly end of mountain range, table-topped, beyond the Burdekin bears 341 degrees; at eleven and a quarter miles crossed small steep creek.  The river, now closely confined between steep hills, kept along the stony bottom of the range for some time, but the camel turning over, and it being more rough ahead, was obliged to get into and follow the bed of the river for some distance.  At twelve and three-quarter miles ascended the riverbank on same side; at thirteen and a quarter miles crossed very steep creek with water, and at fifteen miles halted at a small rocky creek on the ranges with water and feed sufficient for our use.  Since ascending the banks out of the river our course has been about north 50 degrees east over a succession of stony ridges with some spinifex.

Friday, July 11.

Camp 33.  Heavy dew last night.  Started at 8.15 a.m. on same bearing over ridges till three and a quarter miles, being the point where Dr. Leichhardt descended the steep mount close by.  From this point the mount and peak on opposite side of the river some distance off bears as follows:  south-west of table top 280 degrees, north-east peak 331 1/2 degrees.  Got into the bed of the river here comparatively easily and followed it down its rocky and sandy bed for some distance till obliged to turn out on the opposite side.  A large island of rocks in the centre of the river and deep water on both sides, the hills precipitous into the river.  We got up the opposite side pretty easily and followed it down, crossing a deep ravine and stony ridge, and recrossed at two and three-quarter miles on a bearing north of east, and crossed the river back again, very steep on the side we crossed from but good getting out, and came over ridgy, and latterly, basalt country, on bearing of about east-south-east, and camped on the opposite side of the river at three miles on last bearing, where there was a suitable place in the bed of the river for killing one of our horses which was completely knocked up.  This camp is about two miles up from where the river takes a south-east bend and receives a river running into it at that bend.  About one-quarter mile from it and nearer our camp another large running creek joins the Burdekin which I have called the Campbell after Dal.  Campbell, Esquire, Melbourne.  The larger one below, which is about one-third the width of the Burdekin but down which quite as great a supply of water is running, I have taken the liberty of calling the Bowen after His Excellency Sir G. Bowen, Governor of Queensland.  The latter stream joins the Burdekin from north by east but comes from distant mountainous ranges to the east of north-east.  The smaller stream the Campbell joins the Burdekin from north by west, but comes from north, or a little east of that, from a mountainous country.  As seen from a hill close by to west of the Campbell the Burdekin there comes from a little north of west, and flows to south 20 degrees east, but not visible either way far.