commanding an extensive view of the surrounding country. To the eastward
I observed about ten miles distant a line of wooded country which
probably fringes a stream flowing parallel to the Flinders River. Having
halted here I got the following observation, namely: meridian altitude of
the sun 74 degrees 8 minutes; latitude 20 degrees 48 minutes. Jemmy and I
started to overtake the party at 12.10; at 12.35 came south-east and by
east over well-grassed land for one and a quarter mile and observed the
recent tracks of a steer or cow; at 1.23 came south-east two and a
quarter miles to the river over two kinds of country--the first rich
undulating ground with good grass, the second clay flats covered with
grass and salt herbs and wooded with box. In that short distance we
crossed two watercourses from the east with good holes of water. Not
having found the tracks of our party we steered west-north-west and at
2.3, when we had ridden about two miles, we found them waiting for us. As
there was water and good grass here we encamped. Distance today sixteen
miles and three-quarters.

March 9.

As this was Sunday we rested ourselves and the horses; I make it a rule
to fare better on Sunday than on other days so we had for breakfast
damper, meat, and pigweed; for lunch, pea soup, and for dinner, cold rice
and jam. The country in this neighbourhood I named Hervey Downs.

March 10.

Today Mr. Bourne, Fisherman, and Jackey went in search of the beast that
I had seen traces of on Saturday.

March 11.