age; the plains separated from each other by
wooded land with shallow streams flowing to the northward. At 11.35 came
south-south-east two and a quarter miles up along a shallow stream with
slightly wooded plains on its banks. Here Jemmy and I stayed behind the
party and got the following observation, namely, meridian altitude of the
sun 76 degrees 3 minutes, latitude 20 degrees 19 minutes. At 12.45 came
across the plain on the tracks of the party two and a quarter miles. At
2.35 came at a quicker pace, as the ground was harder, for two and a half
miles south-east and by east, and crossed a shallow watercourse with
box-trees along its margin coming from the south. At 3.30 travelled over
rich plains separated from each other by wooded land with watercourses
from the south for one and a half miles south-east and by south. At 4
came half a mile south-east and by south over thickly-wooded land and
overtook our party where they had formed their encampment. Jemmy, Jackey
and Fisherman were very successful in collecting food for their supper.
On the plains they caught a great number of rats, and near here they
caught five possums. Distance today eighteen and a half miles.

March 5. Camp 19, situated on the right bank of Flinders River.

The horses having rambled a considerable distance out on the plain Jemmy
and Jackey were a long time bringing them to camp, and we did not manage
to start this morning until 9.3. At 10 came over two kinds of
well-grassed country in an east and north direction for three miles, the
first part wooded with box and bauhinia, the second a plain between belts
of timber. At 11 came east-south-east across a plain to some extent
overrun with roley-poley to a deep stream flowing to the north. Here I
swam across to the opposite bank to a plain which appeared beautifully
level and made on it the meridian altitude of the sun 75 degrees 36
minutes, latitude 20 degrees 23 minutes. Started again at 12.50 and came
up along the stream in a south-east direction one and a half miles over
well grassed land wooded with box to the outlet of a stream from the
river and encamped. Distance today seven and a quarter miles.

March 6. Camp 20, situated on the left bank of a northern channel of the
Flinders River.

The water having fallen greatly since yesterday we carried the saddles
and packs over and then led the horses. As the northern bank was boggy we
had to apply the whip severely to some of the horses to get them t