before taking the whole of the horses on a journey of that kind.
Afterwards we followed the river down to near Kennedy's Number 19 Camp to
the station of Messrs. Williams, where we met with a most hospitable
reception and learned for the first time the melancholy fate of Messrs.
Burke and Wills. Sold some expedition supplies which we thought we would
not require any more, and bought rations to take us here.

Following the Flinders River up from the Gulf of Carpentaria took us for
a long distance in a more southerly than easterly direction, then in a
more easterly than southerly direction. About twenty miles below where we
left the Flinders River we saw horse tracks, which were probably made by
Mr. Walker's party when on his route from the Nogoa River to the depot at
the Gulf of Carpentaria. Where we saw the tracks of Walker's party the
channel was about 120 yards wide, with a sandy bed and a shallow stream
flowing along the surface; lower down and higher up the river we saw the
fresh tracks of a steer or cow, and on Bowen Downs saw similar tracks. We
had so little meat that we would have tried hard to have found the beast
to kill it for provisions if I had not thought, from seeing the tracks of
a dray in the same locality, that we were near a station.

The point where we reached the Barcoo River, in latitude 24 degrees 37
minutes, is nearly south from where we left the Flinders River.

Several times in the course of our journey from the Gulf of Carpentaria
Gleeson, Jemmy, and Fisherman were unwell. This was owing, I have no
doubt, in a great measure if not altogether, to the rations I issued
being insufficient. Our usual ration was a pint of flour, in bad
condition, and barely half a pound of spoiled meat per day, without tea
or sugar. The annexed list of rations will show that the quantity
obtained on starting would not admit of my issuing a larger supply. The