Friday, May 2.

Camp 49.  Beautiful morning; wind south-south-west.  Bearing 330 degrees over a plain and at three miles crossed a watercourse flowing east; at three and three-quarter miles crossed another with plenty of water on right hand flowing to north of east; at seven and three-quarter miles came to and crossed a narrow deep creek, plenty water, about fifty yards wide, and have named it the Dugald, flowing north-north-east; small ranges visible at crossing this creek; beyond a plain at south-west; nice open forest before crossing this creek; at ten and a quarter miles over small stony plain, or rather bald hill, as it ascends and descends; came to and crossed a box and gum small watercourse; dry at crossing; first part over plain and latter part over myall forest undulations; at twelve and three-quarter miles came to irregular small creeks flowing to north-north-east, plenty of water; at eighteen miles came to a small creek from the ridges on our left with sufficient water for all useful purposes.  From the last creek, undulations of fair and spinifex country; and slopes of ridges covered with spinifex (slopes to northward).  At this creek there are a number of beautiful shady trees, leaves about four or five inches broad and from five to six inches long; besides gums and various other trees.  Spinifex on both sides of the creek down to its edge.  A hill of no great height ahead of us in our course for tomorrow.  Saw plenty of turkey.

Saturday, May 3.

Camp 50.  Fleecy clouds; wind east-south-east, blew pretty strong towards morning.  Started on bearing of 330 degrees; for first three miles over spinifex ridge then small grass flat and another small spinifex ridge; at four miles over a good-sized plain (drainage all towards south and west towards heavy timber—­where there is I suppose a large creek or river from the south) and across a small spinifex stony range.  Cleared it at twelve and a quarter miles, following along the slopes of the hills, drainage west and north; at fourteen miles came to a watercourse, drainage north, abundance of water; followed along numerous watercourses both on right and left with plenty of water, and along what is here the principal creek—­not so much water in it although it is better defined.  Camped at sixteen miles.  The feed on the open ground is as dry as tinder and not at all of first-class quality, the only green feed being about the creek and watercourses.  A great abundance of those fine shady broad-leaved trees; they would be a great ornament in a park; it bears an abundance of seed but not ripe at present although I have taken some of it.  Very sultry.

Sunday, May 4.