Explorations Across the Continent of Australia ...: 1861-62

a-half miles Adelaide River appearance arrived Auld banks Billiatt boggy Bonney camped Central Mount Stuart Chain of Ponds Chambers Clouds all gone crossed Daly Waters day very hot deep Depôt distance east of north end of Newcastle feet Finke followed forest found plenty Frew FRIDAY give the horses gorge gum trees heavy clouds holes ironstone leave Light winds marsh MONDAY morning Mount Hay Mount Margaret mulga Native smokes nearly Newcastle Water night north-east north-west number of natives o'clock p.m. oppressively hot party passed plenty of water Proceeded Range remain here to-day Resting horses returned River Strangways round running saddle SATURDAY scrub seems sent Thring small creek soil south-west spinifex Springs Started stony hills stony rises stringy-bark SUNDAY swamp table-land thick three miles three miles crossed Thring and King THURSDAY to-morrow tracks TUESDAY valley waterhole weak horses WEDNESDAY Wind south Wind south-east Wind variable