orwarded).

Depot, December 16, 1860.

As Mr. Wills's report, with which I fully concur, contains all the
necessary details with regard to the state of the country through
which we passed, I have not referred to the subject in mine.

R. O'HARA BURKE, Leader.

The Honorary Secretary of the Exploration Committee.

The accompanying tracing will show the course taken by the
expedition party from the Torowoto Swamp, in latitude 30 degrees 1
minute 30 seconds south, longitude 142 degrees 36 minutes east, to
the depot on Cooper's Creek, Camp 65, latitude 27 degrees 37
minutes 8 seconds south, longitude 141 degrees 6 minutes east.

Water supply between Torowoto and Wright's Creek.--The country
traversed to the north of the Torowoto Swamp, and lying between
that place and Wright's Creek, is neither so well grassed nor
watered as that to the south of the Swamp; the land falls
considerably as far as Cangapundy, and a great extent of it is
subject to inundation. Nearly all the water met with was thick and
muddy: it was met with in small clay pans, most of which would
probably be dry in three weeks. This applies to all the places at
which we found water, with the exception of Cannilta, Cangapundy,
--and the four waterholes to the south of Wright's Creek.

Cannilta.--Cannilta is a waterhole of good clear water in a small
rocky creek which runs out on the low mud flats and swampy ground
lying between Altoka and Tangowoko: it is situated in latitude 29
degrees 26 minutes 42 seconds south, longitude 142 degrees 40
minutes east, by account, nearly a mile from the north-westernmost
point of the swampy ground. This point may be distinguished by the
growth of a coarse kind of reedy grass, which does not make its
appearance on the southern portion of the swamp or lake. The water
in the hole was only two or three feet deep, but is well shaded by
box trees, and will probably last two or three months. The
temperature of the surface of the water at seven A.M., 2nd of
November, was 60.5 degrees; that of the air being at the same time
60 degrees.

The Cangapundy Swamp.--The Cangapundy Swamp is an extensive tract
of low clay land, which bears the appearance, as regards the
vegetation of its banks, of having a tolerably permanent supply of
water; but, unless some portions of the swamp are much deeper than
where we passed, the water could not last throughout a dry season.
The banks of the swamp are densely clothed with grasses,
marshmallo