s southward from Camp 16: Sun 19
degrees 26 minutes 47 seconds. At Camp Number 20: Sun dead reckoning
nearly the same 19 degrees 37 minutes.

Tuesday December 17. Camp Number 18. Situated on Clifton Creek.

Left camp at 7.32. At 8.15 made two miles south to dry creek from
south-west, where we were delayed till 8.32; at 8.50 made three-quarters
of a mile south to the plain; at 10.45 made five miles and a half south
to a watercourse which I have named Darvall Creek: at 11.10 made
three-quarters of a mile west by south up the creek; at 11.32 made one
mile south-west by south; at 11.48 made three-quarters of a mile
south-west by south; at 12.8 made three-quarters of a mile south-west
where we crossed the creek; at 12.13 made quarter of a mile south-west to
junction of creek; at 12.35 made one mile west-south-west to left bank of
the creek; at 1.10 made about one mile south-west up the creek; at 1.27
made three-quarters of a mile south-west up the creek; at 1.34 made
quarter of a mile west-south-west to where we stopped, as some of our
party were looking for water, at 3.35 made three miles and a quarter
south-east to where, having found a little water in a watercourse with an
easterly course, which I have named Wilkie Creek, we formed our 19th
camp.

Wednesday December 18. Camp Number 19. Situated on Wilkie Creek.

At 7.10 a.m. Fisherman and I left camp to search for water; at 7.20 made
half a mile south-east; at 7.50 made one mile and a half east by north
half north over well-grassed plains to poor soil ridges slightly timbered
with bauhinia, stunted box, and bloodwood trees; at 8.6 made
three-quarters of a mile east by north to a little creek; at 8.20 made
three-quarters of a mile east by north to a watercourse which I have
named Allison's Creek; it has narrow channels and flats, timbered with
gum trees, and thickly covered with what is called on Darling Downs oaten
grass: At 8.30 made quarter of a mile south by east up the creek: at 8.50
made three-quarters of a mile south-south-east to a small rocky hole with
a little water in it: at 9.45 made one and a half miles east-south-east
up the creek to where we left it: at 10.6 made three-quarters of a mile
south-west by west to a little creek from east; at 10.15 made quarter of
a mile south-west to plains; at 10.45 made one mile and a half south-west
across the plains; at 11.17 made one mile and a half west-south-west to
where we stopped to have dinner under a solitary tree