trees; at 11 made one mile and a half north-east to the river, where we
stopped for Mr. Allison to get an observation of the sun. A short
distance to the eastward observed apparent altitude of sun, which made
our latitude 18 degrees 34 minutes 30 seconds. Started again at 2 p.m. At
2.15 made half a mile north by east; at 3 made two miles north-east by
north; at 3.30 made one mile and a half north by east; at 3.55 made one
mile north-east by north half north; at 4.13 made one mile north; at 4.30
made half a mile north-north-east; at 5.2 made one mile north by east; at
6.2 made two miles and a half north-north-east. By these courses we cut
off the bends of the river excepting towards the last when we got too far
away from it and required to make for it again. The country we went over
was from the greenness and length of the grass the finest-looking country
we have seen on the expedition; but I think the Barkly tableland is
superior to it from its having more salty herbage. The timber is of a
similar description to that I have recently mentioned except that the box
was stunted (narrow-leaved instead of broad). Having reached water in an
eastern channel of the river we formed our thirty-sixth camp on the right
bank of it.

Monday January 13. Camp Number 36, situated on the right bank of the
eastern channel of Beames Brook.

From here I sent Fisherman to the south-east in search of water in that
direction; and after Mr. Allison had made an observation of the sun,
placing us in latitude 18 degrees 31 minutes 37 seconds, got by observed
altitude 86.45. I left my party in camp and accompanied by Jemmy went in
the following directions: At 2.6 went one mile and a half north to where
I shot an emu, and started again at 3.6; at 4.6 went three miles north
over rich plains covered with most fattening grasses; at 4.42 went two
miles north-west half north to east channel of watercourse; at 5.10 went