8.20 made one mile and a quarter north up the creek to old camp, where we
delayed to give the horses water from the bottles, and started again at
8.38; at 10 made three miles and a half in different directions to the
Western Wood tree, where we had dinner on Friday last; at 11.20 made
three miles and three-quarters to east side of Manning Plain, where we
lost the tracks and delayed looking for them till 11.40; at 12.20 made
three miles, where we met Fisherman with a horse loaded with water.
Started again at 12.50; at 1.44 made two miles and three-quarters east;
at 2.8 made one mile east; at 3.2 made two miles and three-quarters east
by north to 21 Camp.

Monday December 23. Camp Number 21. Situated on Darvall Creek.

We left this camp at 9.3 a.m. on a south-west course. On that course from
camp we crossed and recrossed the creek. At 10.3 made two miles and
three-quarters south-west over rich well-grassed tableland plains,
slightly timbered with bushes. We observed the small saline herbs which I
have mentioned the horses to be so fond of, also more of the Queensland
saltbush than we have seen previously; at 12.3 made four miles and a
quarter south-west by west to Manning Plain, where we delayed, and
started again at 12.14; at 1.20 made two miles and a quarter south-west
by west where we delayed and started again at 1.35; at 2.20 made two
miles and a quarter south-west by west, where we having halted started
again at 2.48; at 3.10 made one mile south-west by west to where we found
yesterday's tracks; at 4.35 made four miles south by east to Saturday
night's camp; at 4.45 made half a mile south to where Mr. Campbell's
horse knocked up; at 6.19 made three miles and three-quarters south; at
6.27 made a quarter of a mile south half east to Chester Creek; at 6.52
made one mile and a quarter south half east to Mary Lake, where we formed
our twenty-second camp.