sion, gave the following particulars:--

We travelled down the creek; our first camp on Cooper's Creek
was Camp 57; from some of the first camps Mr. Wills went out
exploring the creek.

Question 148. How long did you remain at the first camp?--One
night; at the second camp, two days; and at the third camp, two
days; and from each camp Mr. Wills went down tracing the creek.

149. And you remained two days at each camp for three camps down
the creek?--Yes.

150. Was the third camp the final camp formed on the creek?--No, at
the 63rd camp the first depot was formed. We remained there a
fortnight.

151. At the 63rd camp?--Yes, that would be the fifth or sixth camp
on the creek.

152. What were you doing that fortnight?--Mr. Wills was exploring
the country to the north; Mr. Burke was out with him once; Mr.
Burke was out with me first, and we could not go far enough with
horses, not finding any water away from the camp.

153. How far did you go?--About twenty-five miles straight; the
weather being very hot we could not go further: we had to return
the second day to the camp.

151. Then Mr. Wills went out by himself?--He went ninety miles; he
took McDonough with him and three camels.

155. And he lost one of his camels, did he not?--He lost the three
and returned on foot.

156. Was he much weakened by that journey?--Not Mr. Wills.

157. But McDonough was?--Rather.

158. Did they suffer from want of food as well as want of water?
--No, only from want of water.

159. How long did you remain after that before there was a final
start again?--I believe we started two or three days after that.
Mr. Wills went out a second time from that camp with King and only
two camels to bring down those things that he had left where he
lost the camels.

160. How far was that from the creek?--Ninety miles.

161. And he went out with King and two camels for the things that
he had left behind when he lost his camels and brought them back?
--Yes; and on the same day, or the day after, when Mr. Wills went
out on that second journey, Mr. Burke removed the depot to the
lower place.

162. Did those camels lost by Mr. Wills ever turn up?--I believe
two of them have been found near Adelaide.

163. In the meantime you went down to the last depot?--Yes.

164. How long did you remain there?--Mr. Burke started from there
about five or six days after Mr. Wills returned from that second
journey.

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My son gives his own account