April 21. Monday. Barcoo River, Camp 52.

We left Camp 51 at 10.3. It is situated on the left bank of the river
bearing east half south from a small hill about two miles distant. We
followed the river up on its western bank for about fifteen and a half
miles and encamped at 5.10 p.m. We came first in a north-north-east
direction and afterwards for a few miles in a more easterly one. Our path
along the first part was between ridges thickly wooded with western-wood
acacia and low flat country intersected by boggy branches of the river.
In the latter part our path was not confined. On the flats where the old
grass had been burned good grass had grown up. There was also good grass
on the ground which had been flooded near the channels of the river. We
came here in about the following courses: 11.30 north-east four miles;
12.15 north-east four miles; 2.10 north-north-east four miles; 4.10 north
and by east five miles; 4.35 east-north-east one mile; 5.10 east one and
a half miles. Total fifteen and a quarter miles. About four miles
north-east from last camp I made the meridian altitude A.H. of the sun
106 degrees 50 minutes; the latitude by that observation is 24 degrees 34
minutes.

April 22. Tuesday. Barcoo River, Camp 53.

Left Camp 52 at 9.22 and followed up the river on its western side one
and a half miles. Doing so brought us in a north-easterly direction to
here. In the first part we came more northerly than easterly and in the
latter part more easterly than northerly. The country we saw was like
that seen yesterday, except being scrubby at a few places. In the middle
of the day Jemmy and I waited behind the main party and I made an
observation of the sun to get our latitude. As we were riding to overtake