December 31st. Mary Lake.

We left Number 26 Camp bound for Number 21 camp; at 7.32 made one mile
and a half along an old track to where we crossed Chester Creek; at 9.10
made four miles and a half to First Return Camp; at 10.45 made four miles
and a half along outward track to Western Wood Scrub, where, accompanied
by Fisherman, I went three miles north-east by east and got an
observation of the sun which made our latitude 19 degrees 47 minutes 35
seconds; at 12.50 started again; at 1.20 made one mile and a half north
by west to tracks of Campbell and party; at 1.35 made three-quarters of a
mile east-north-east along the track; at 1.58 made one mile about
north-east to where we lost the tracks, and was delayed a short time in
consequence; at 4.5 made half a mile, chiefly along the track; at 5.8
made three miles, where Campbell and party had formed our twenty-seventh
camp at our Outward Camp 21. During this day's journey we have crossed no
watercourse that I deem worthy of notice, except Chester Creek.

Wednesday January 1st 1862.

At 21 Outwards and 27 Inwards Camp we rested the horses, some of which
were very sore-footed and tired. We also observed New Year's Day by
dividing a bottle of rum, sundry pots of jam, and an extra allowance of
meat amongst us. The waterhole was nearly dry.

Thursday January 2nd. Number 27 camp.

At 6 a.m. we left 27 Inward and 21 Outward Camp, situated both on the
right bank of the creek; at 7.35 made two miles about east by north half
north down the creek; at 7.53 made three-quarters of a mile north-east to