me back to Adelaide, I shall shape my course for the southern part of the Gulf of Carpentaria about the Albert River, thence to Port Denison, then to wait instructions from South Australia.  On bearing of 45 degrees; half a mile across the different branches of the immense creek, then on bearing of 314 degrees along splendid plains, passing at nine and a half miles a detached small tier of ranges running on to and ending at the creek; from the top of the nearest one the creek appears to bear through ranges 294 1/2 degrees; ranges on this side appear only detached and far distant from the creek, leaving magnificent plains intervening.  A small red conical hill is close to the creek about a mile from this bearing 306 1/2 degrees.  I now recross the creek on bearing of 294 1/2 degrees as it is more suitable for my purpose, the creek in the distance at its western bend bearing 305 degrees about nine miles distant, at which place it receives a tributary from the ranges to the eastward on the course of 294 1/2 degrees for eight and a half miles.  Camping on south-western side of creek, passing over excellent country.  Travelled today eighteen and a half miles.  The creek that comes in on the opposite side I have called Saville’s Creek.  From this camp a coronet-shaped hill, at or near the termination of a tier of ranges approaching the creek within five miles, bears 30 degrees, a bluff termination of ranges from the creek on south-west side and on south-west of our tomorrow course bears 279 1/2 degrees, about eight to ten miles.

Saturday, April 12.

Camp 35.  Fine morning.  I have had to send back to last camp for a small saw, carelessly left behind by the cook.  On bearing of 294 1/2 degrees on south-west side of creek direct, seven and a half miles through, the creek came direct in my course and sheered round again north before that distance; then bearing of 313 degrees for five and three-quarter miles, and camped, making the stage short to await the messenger for the saw.  Wind south.  Immense open downs or plains, well grassed with similar hills to what we have passed, wanting the spinifex.  Messenger arrived with saw.

Sunday, April 13.

Camp 36.  Evenings, nights, and mornings are beautifully cool; the days are quite hot enough.  It is astonishing to see how fast the waters have dried up.  I hope that near the tops of the creeks the water will not fail us, for up to this we have had lately much more than we want.  Bearing of 336 degrees, on south-west side of creek still.  Ranges now on the left and at the distance of from thirteen to fourteen miles, appear to come right on to the creek on both sides at two and a half miles; on bearing of 336 degrees.  Tributary from south-west side; at five miles another tributary on same side; at six and three-quarter miles another.  At fourteen miles the hills close, those on the north-east side nearer than the south-west side ones.  At fourteen and a half miles tributary