the morning, when we had travelled for some time in a north-east
direction, we stopped and tied up the horses till 7.10. Yesterday we went
in the following courses: 11.35 south for one and three-quarter mile;
1.49 south for two and a quarter miles to Bourne's Creek; 2.25 south and
by east for one and three-quarter mile; 2.50 south by west for one and a
quarter mile; 3.40 south-east for two and a half miles; 4.10 south and by
east for one and a half miles; 6.30 south-east for six and a quarter
miles to dry watercourse. Total distance seventeen and a quarter miles.

April 8.

We started for camp this morning and reached it in about eight and a half
miles. The country we saw in this journey in search of water, in the
direction of the river to the southwards, only wants a few showers to
make it look as fine pastoral country as can be found anywhere. Upon
examining my sextant I found the index error was 39 degrees 1 minute.
Before I reached the Gulf of Carpentaria it was damaged during the wreck
of a Firefly, and Lieutenant Woods kindly repaired it. I now meant to
adjust it and in doing so I was so unsuccessful as to make it useless. We
came this morning on the following course to camp: 8.40 west for four
miles; 9 north-west by west one mile to our outward track; 10.10 south
three and a half miles to camp.

April 9.

Jemmy and I left camp this morning, 9.5, in search of water on the route
we wanted to go. We went along the plains on the left bank of the river
in a south and west direction for eight miles. We expected to find in
that distance a well-watered river which Jemmy understood the blacks to
say formed the river a short distance below the camp. As we had not found