we were on a flat of the
Gregory River near its junction with the O'Shanassy; at 12.52 made one
mile and a half east-north-east across the plains to the right of a range
towards Smith's Range, on the right side of the O'Shanassy River and its
junction with the Gregory River; at 1.9 made three-quarters of a mile
north to the left bank of the O'Shanassy River, where we got the tracks
of Campbell and party; at 1.45 made one mile and a half north-west to
broad arrow before L marked tree, on the point formed by the junction of
the Gregory with the O'Shanassy River, near which we found our party had
formed their 33rd camp on the right bank of the Gregory River.

Thursday January 9. Camp Number 33. Situated between the junction of the
Gregory and the O'Shanassy River.

We left here at 8 a.m.; at 8.15 made half a mile south-east to where we
crossed O'Shanassy River to follow down the Gregory River; at 8.37 made
three-quarters of a mile north. Then from the right bank of the river we
went round a hill which terminated abruptly at it; at 8.45 made quarter
of a mile east-north-east over stony ridges covered with triodia; at 8.53
made a quarter of a mile north-north-west over similar country; at 9.9
made half a mile north-west to the river; at 9.37 made one mile and a
quarter north-east by east to where we crossed a small creek near its
junction with the river; at 9.55 made three-quarters of a mile north-east
by east to where the river is confined on both sides by ridges; those on
the right side are isolated; at 10.45 made two miles and a quarter east
half north and delayed till 10.55; at 11.15 made three-quarters of a mile
east to a hill which rises abruptly from right side of river; at 11.26
made quarter of a mile south-east back from the river; at 11.45 made
three-quarters of a mile east-north-east to where we crossed a small
creek near its junction to the right side of the river; at 12.10 made one
mile north-east to a patch of good soil with good grass, but old and
withered. At 1.5 made two miles and three-quarters over flats and ridges,
the former of good soil but the grass burnt up from the dryness of the
season, the latter stony and badly grassed, to a gap with an isolated
hill on the north-west and two on the north-east side; at 1.22 made
three-quarters of a mile north to where we delayed at the river to water
the horses till 1.48; at 2.37 made two miles and a quarter east over fine
rich country, the grass of which was jus