Left camp at 8.15 a.m., accompanied by Jemmy. On reaching the rise above
the camp I steered in a south-west direction which we followed for six
miles over a barren country intersected in many places by deep gullies or
watercourses; one of these we followed to its junction with a very wide
channel, larger, in my opinion, than the Gregory at the point where we
left that stream. From its appearance I imagine it has not been visited
by a flood for a considerable period, as in many places it is overgrown
with rank grass and young timber.

We followed this channel up for some distance in the expectation of
finding water in the deep holes along its bed, in one of which we
discovered a native well, but which was quite dry.

Seeing after a time there was no prospect of procuring water by following
this course, I left the channel and proceeded in a south to south-east
direction, and (being advised by Jemmy) and having neither water nor
provisions with us, determined on returning back, seeing no probability
of obtaining water in the character of country through with we were
travelling. On our return we made the channel before mentioned several
miles to the north, which we followed down, and it brought us into the
Gregory, about four miles above our camp. Distance travelled about thirty
miles.

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Friday December 6. Camp Number 15.

Fisherman and I left camp this morning to go in search of water. At 9.50
a.m. made three-quarters of a mile south to Fullarton Creek. At 10.15