north named by me Dixon Creek. At 10.45 made a quarter of a mile
south-west. At 11.20 left main party to go in search of water, with
orders to party to return to old camp if not back in an hour. At 11.40
made three-quarters of a mile west to junction of small creek from south.
At 11.45 made a quarter of a mile west. At 12.10 p.m. made half a mile
north-west. At 12.40 made one mile north-west to junction of creek from
south-west which I have named Abbot Creek. At 12.48 made a quarter of a
mile south-west up the creek, and marked a tree in its bed. Fisherman got
some honey from a tree. At 2.30 made a quarter of a mile south-west,
proceeded up the creek. At 2.40 made a quarter of a mile south-west,
passed the junction of two small creeks. At 2.58 made three-quarters of a
mile south-west by west. At 3.20 made three-quarters of a mile south. At
3.30 made a quarter of a mile south-west to junction of small creek on
south side. At 3.53 made three-quarters of a mile south. At 3.58 made a
quarter of a mile south-east. At 4.8 made a quarter of a mile
south-south-west, at which point, having marked a tree with broad arrow
over L and not having found either water or grass since leaving Number 14
camp, we started to return at 5.5. We reached our honey delay tree in
about two miles and three-quarters. At dark we reached in about three
miles to where we had left our party, when we went in search of water,
and in a distance of fully five miles and a quarter to Camp 15, situated
about one mile higher up the river than Camp 14. From our companions we
learned that Jemmy had been up the river, and although he had been away
all day, had returned without finding any water. He observed however a
smoke to the southward, where water very probably may be found, as these
fires are generally kindled by the natives near water.

Thursday December 5. Camp Number 15.

Mr. Campbell having gone today in search of water, made the following
report:

Left camp at 8.15 a.m., accompanied by Jemmy. On reaching the rise above
the camp I steered in a south-west direction which we followed for six
miles over a barren country intersected in many places by deep gullies or
watercourses; one of these we followed to its junction with a very wide
channel, larger, in my opinion, than the Gregory at the point where we
left that stream. From its appearance I imagine it has not been visited
by a flood for a considerable period, as in many places it is overgrown
with r