es; 4.58 south-east three-quarters of a mile; 5.20 east one mile;
total twenty-five miles.

May 7.

We left Camp 64 this morning at 9.30. The camp is situated on the eastern
bank of a small creek which has a south-west course. When we had come in
an east-south-east direction for about nine miles we saw a range of hills
ahead of us, and about two miles further on we crossed a creek with
extensive flood-marks and a south-west course. About three and a quarter
miles further we crossed a small creek and encamped. Our path for the
first part of the way was over poor land thickly wooded with scrubby
trees; the latter part over land generally good with good grasses. The
land near the creek was particularly good and thinly wooded with box.
Having found four emu eggs today Mr. Bourne and I made an excellent
dinner of one of them boiled. We thought it had as delicate a flavour as
a hen's egg; the rest of our party made emu-egg pancakes, and although
they had no salt or sugar they relished them exceedingly. We came here
today in the following direction: at 1 east-south-east for nine and a
quarter miles; 1.40 south-east for one and three-quarter miles on creek;
2.50 south-east for three miles to small creek; 3 south for quarter mile
to camp; distance fourteen and a quarter miles.

May 8.

We left camp this morning at 8.50 and came over scrubby country for six
miles. In the first part of the distance, which was particularly scrubby,
we crossed a high sandstone range. Six miles further on we crossed a
large creek and encamped. The land we crossed was very good, the soil was
loose sand with a luxuriant growth of good green grass. The trees were of
the following kinds: Broad-leaved box, broad-leaved ironbark, Moreton Bay
ash, bloodwood, and cypress pine. We came here on the following courses
from 65 Camp: 11 east-south-east for two and a half miles; 11.50
east-north-east for three-quarters of a mile; 11.55 east for one mile; 3
east-south-east for seven and three-quarter miles. Distance today twelve
miles.

May 9.

We left Camp 66 this morning at 9.5. When we had come down the eastern
bank of the river for twenty-one miles we encamped. Following down the
river took us nearly two points to the westward of south. Along our path
near the bank of the river the land was sandy. It was wooded with
broad-leaved box, broad-leaved ironbark, Moreton Bay ash, bloodwood and
cypress pine. At a place about six and three-quarter miles this side