y miles on a south-west by south course. A larger volume of water
comes down this creek than what comes down the Warrego, and it contains
some fine reaches of water where the creeks meet and form one channel. I
believe it to be identical with the Nive of Mitchell, never traced out,
and in its position with the Paroo forms a line of communication
practicable in all seasons from Mount Rankine on the Darling to Cooper's
Creek, and by Cooper's Creek upwards to the Thomson, completes, with your
discoveries, a perfect and practicable line of communication to
Carpentaria.

I have doubt to venture an opinion that it is quite practicable to make a
cross-country track from this to the junction of the Thompson and Cooper
from the knowledge I have formed; but I think the requirements of the
case are better met by striking the Cooper where it takes the turn
westward (i.e.. where Sturt followed it to the east) that point being
more adapted to the wants of the more southern settlers.

I have forwarded a tracing of my route to Mr. Gregory by my letter of
February 26th last, and just give you the foregoing crude data to go
upon, and of which you may make what use you think proper.

I beg to remain,

Yours faithfully,

John Neilson.

Landsborough Esquire.

...

The head of the Barcoo River was discovered by Sir Thomas Mitchell who
named it the Victoria River. He described it as probably having its
outlet at Carpentaria. Kennedy was sent to trace it, but unfortunately he
had a dry season to contend with; so much so that some distance below the
junction of the Thomson he found its channel perfectly dry and had to
return. He followed it however sufficiently far to enable him to make
tolerably sure that it was the head of Cooper's Creek. Gregory
afterwards, by following it down, on his route to South Australia
ascertained this to be the case. Another river, previously discovered by
Captain Wickham, in Northern Australia, had been called by him the
Victoria: because of this, and from Kennedy having learned the native
name of Mitchell's Victoria to be the Barcoo, it is now generally known
by that designation.

...

Tintinalagy, Darling River, July 22 1862.

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 21st
ultimo handed to me on the 14th instant at Mount Murchison by Mr. Verdon.
You will no doubt have received my last letter informing you that, as I
was led to suppose that the grass was better at Mo