May 13.

Started at seven this morning north-north-west half north for five miles to this camp.  Length of return route forty-three miles.  I made the meridian altitude of the sun here A.H. 89 degrees 30 minutes; the latitude 26 degrees 38 minutes.

May 14.

We intended proceeding down the creek today, but when we had got the horses ready to start we found that Jemmy was suffering so much pain from the sore on his side and back that he could not proceed.  When we were endeavouring to persuade him to try and go on he asked us to go ourselves and leave him behind.  Yesterday evening I dressed his sores with pomatum and put a bandage round his body.  As he supposed the bandage caused him additional pain we took it off and dusted his sores with flour.

May 15.

Yesterday morning we left Camp 68 at 11.40; it is situated on the west bank of the creek.  When we had followed the creek down for about twenty miles on its west bank where we encamped.  Following the creek took us in a serpentine course and in generally a north-westerly direction.  When we had travelled twelve and a quarter miles or thereby we crossed our track from Camp 67.  In the first half of today’s journey, to avoid losing the creek, we had to keep very near to it because of the sandstone ridges along its banks preventing us seeing the course of the creek had we kept back from it for the purpose of cutting off the angles.  The latter half was without water, but as we did not know that we kept near the creek in the hope of getting water for our encampment.  The country we saw, especially on the upper part of the creek, was poor and of little value.  Near the creek we observed clumps of mimosa, the kind that is commonly called green-wattle.  We followed the creek down in about the following courses:  12.50 north-west for five and three-quarter miles; 2.18 north-north-west for three and a quarter miles; 2.35 north for one and a quarter miles; 3.20 west and by north for two miles; 3.27 west for a quarter of a mile to track; 3.33 west-south-west for a quarter of a mile; 4 south-west for one and a quarter miles; 4.25 north-west for one mile; 4.55 south-west for one and a quarter miles; 5.18 west-south-west for one mile; 5.35 west-north-west for three-quarters of a mile; 6.18 north-north-west for one mile; 6.42 west-north-west for one mile to encampment.  Distance today twenty miles.

May 16.

As Jemmy was not able to assist Jackey in getting the horses Fisherman, who has all along marked the trees, had to go in his stead.  When the horses were saddled and packed the main party proceeded down the creek, and Fisherman and I stayed behind to mark the trees at our encampment on the west bank of the creek.  Afterwards we proceeded down the creek, and in trying to cut off the angles we passed the junction of the creek with the Warrego River and got up the river three miles before we discovered our mistake.  After watering our thirsty horses we