animal plunge into the water. To the eastward I made an observation of
the sun from a short plain horizon; I made the altitude 84 degrees 45
minutes, latitude 18 degrees 10 minutes 30 seconds. We came here on the
following courses: 8.35 south-east for two miles; 8.45 south half a mile
to boggy ground; 10.20 south half east three and a quarter miles; 10.35
south half a mile and crossed a shallow watercourse from the west; 10.50
east one mile and crossed another watercourse; 12.50 east half a mile and
crossed the Leichhardt River.

February 15.

We left Camp 5 at 7.58. At 8.20, having crossed one mile and a half over
a sandy flat, wooded with gum, fig, cotton, coral, white cedar, and other
trees, we reached the flat rocky bed of a large watercourse. 8.50 one
mile and a quarter up the creek and crossed it; then one mile and
three-quarters over a fine plain with grass, pigweed, and salt herbs.
10.5 one mile and three-quarters took us over a barren low ridge, with
rusty-gum, box, bloodwood, severn, and other trees, to a grassy
watercourse with fine little holes of water; from its being boggy we were
delayed in crossing until 10.25. One mile and a half over grassy flats
and across another watercourse coming from the eastward. 12.45, having
gone over poor ridges for five miles, we reached a fine, rich, flat
valley, luxuriantly covered with barley and other grasses; delayed until
1.58 while some of our party tried, without success, to shoot an emu.
2.30, having come about four and a quarter miles, we reached a
watercourse and encamped; the water flows from the north-east and shows
extensive flood-marks. The valley I named Neumayer. Direction today
east-south-east; distance sixteen miles.

February 16. Sunday.