t beginning to show life in
consequence of recent rains; at 3 made one mile north-north-east to the
right bank of the river where we intended to camp, but were obliged to go
further as the horses could not water from the steepness of the banks. At
3.20 made one mile north-east and encamped where there is a rapid stream
of water about two feet deep below the reach I have mentioned.

Friday January 10. Camp Number 34, situated on the right bank near where
there is a good crossing place.

Mr. Allison at one o'clock this morning made an observation of Pollux
from an artificial horizon, which made its altitude 85 degrees 36
minutes. At 8.45 made one mile east-north-east over poor stony ridges and
light loamy flats, in which the tombung fruit-trees were plentiful, also
the following trees: bauhinia, broad-leaved box, broad-leaved Moreton Bay
ash, sweet-smelling jessamine, and bloodwood. The flats have got good
grasses and marjoram. The river has here isolated hills on its banks,
with ranges a mile or so back; at 8.55 made half a mile north-east by
east to river about 150 yards wide with high flood-marks, which I have
named the Ligar after the Surveyor-General of Victoria; at 9.6 made half
a mile east-north-east down the Ligar River to where we crossed it above
an isolated hill, where it was dry; at 9.30 made one mile north-east by
east to bluff rocky hill where the flood-marks are about 30 feet high,
west-north-west side; at 9.52 made one mile north-east along a range with
a bluff termination; at 10.35 made two miles and a quarter
east-north-east in sight of the high trees of the river; at 11 made one
mile east-north-east to the mount, on the west side of which, at the
Gregory River, we watered our horses and started again at 11.15; at 12.8
made two miles and a half north-east by east half east to west side of a
range; at 12.35 made one mile and a half north-east to Heales Creek and
gap in Primer Range; at 12.55 made three-quarters of a mile north-east
down the creek to the last hill coming down and the first going up the
river (I have named it Mount Heales after the premier of Victoria). It
was about one mile to the eastward of our course; at 1.5 made half a mile
north-north-east from left bank of Heales Creek; at 1.26 made
three-quarters of a mile north to Gregory River; at 1.30 made a quarter
of a mile north down the river and encamped.

Saturday January 11. Camp Number 35, situated north-west half north from
Mount Heale