herbage that one of my companions said it resembled the banks of the
Murrumbidgee in spring; at 11.20 east-south-east five miles and a quarter
across an unwooded plain, and halted till 12.45 to make the following
observation: meridian altitude of the sun 81 degrees 33 minutes; latitude
18 degrees 55 minutes 30 seconds; at 1.30 we steered south-south-east two
miles over rich plains, covered in places with luxuriant young grass
having the appearance more of young barley than any other indigenous
verdure that I have seen elsewhere. At 2.30 came south two and
three-quarter miles and encamped. Distance today twelve and a half miles.

February 22.

We left Camp 11, situated on the right bank of the Flinders River at 7.47
a.m.; at 8.50, having come south-east two and three-quarter miles through
a very rich thinly wooded country with herbage like that on old folding
ground in spring, we reached unwooded plains; at 9.20 came
south-south-east one and a quarter miles across a plain chiefly covered
with barley-grass; at 11.20 came south-east by south across plains for
five and a quarter miles to the edge of wooded country, and halted till
12.35; at that place I made the meridian altitude of the sun 81 degrees 1
minute, latitude 19 degrees 6 minutes; at 1.2 came south-south-east one
and a quarter miles along a plain; at 2.17 thence south-east three miles
further along the plain, on which there was abundance of saltbush and
pigweed; at 3.35 came south half west over thinly wooded plains; at 3.50
came south-west half a mile and encamped. Distance today seventeen and a
quarter miles.

February 23.

This being Sunday we rested ourselves and horses. In this neighbourhood