teenth camp on the left bank of the river.

Sunday December 1. Camp 13, situated on the Gregory River.

On a particular examination of the grass about the camp I had a better
opinion of it, and thought it advisable to remain here until I had made a
search for the running water. At this camp we had a potful of
cabbage-tree sprouts, and we ate a large quantity of it with lime juice
which made it resemble rhubarb in taste. It agreed well with us, except
with Mr. Campbell, who was slightly sick from eating it.

Monday December 2. Camp 13.

Before starting to look for the running stream Mr. Allison and I clinched
and fastened with other nails the shoes on the horses that Jemmy and I
were going to ride. We left camp at 7.52 a.m. At 8.30 made one mile and a
half east. At 8.53 made one mile further east. At 9.6 half a mile
east-north-east to junction of a creek on the right side of the river,
which I have named the Wilson Creek. In the fork made by it and the river
marked a tree with broad arrow between E. L. At 9.27 we crossed the creek
and followed down the river. At 10.4 we made one mile and a quarter
north-east (chiefly at some distance from the river, on the top of the
high basaltic bank, which, from the want of soil, has nothing on it
except triodia and stunted bloodwood-trees) to a point half a mile south
of Campbell's Tower and west-south-west from a point about two miles down
the river. We started again at 10.13 and reached the rapids in the river,
which are about three miles above Number 12 camp; in doing so we kept
chiefly at some distance from the river on the barren basaltic rocky
ridges, and only crossed two dry watercourses. With some difficulty we
crossed at the top of the rapids. A few yards lower the stream is three
feet deep and several yards wide. Having now gone round the running
water, as the country is very dry on both sides of the river, it follows
that this fine stream proceeds from springs in the immediate
neighbourhood. We left the rapids to return to camp at 3.22 p.m. at a
smart walk. At 4.10 we made two miles and a half to a tree in a narrow
pass, which we marked with a broad arrow between E. L. At 4.20 started
again, and at 4.40 made one mile to Campbell's Tower; then at 5.9 two
miles and a half to a pillar 40 feet high. At 6.14 two miles and
three-quarters to camp.

Tuesday December 3. Camp 13.

At 8.15 a.m. we left this camp; crossed the river with the intention of
following it on that side