s, on Premier Range, on the right bank of the Gregory.

We left here at 7.3 a.m. At 7.20 made three-quarters of a mile north,
which course keeps the tall trees of the river in sight; at 7.30 made
half a mile north; at 7.42 made half a mile north-east, which course
still keeps the tall trees of the river in sight; at 7.48 made a quarter
of a mile north-east by north to the edge of a rich plain of the Gregory
River; at 8.4 made half a mile north along the west side of plain; at
8.30 made one mile and a quarter north by east; at 8.40 made a quarter of
a mile north-north-east; at 9 made three-quarters of a mile north by
east, still keeping in sight of the tall trees on the river; at 9.24 made
one mile north by east; at 9.58 made one mile and a half north; at 10.15
made one mile north-east; at 10.27 made half a mile north-east by north;
over rich country, now beautifully grassed, slightly timbered along the
river and watercourses with bauhinia, broad-leaved stunted box,
broad-leaved Moreton Bay ash, bloodwood, acacia (which gives a gum like
gum arabic, and is plentiful near the depot) pomegranate, and other
trees; at 11 made one mile and a half north-east to the river, where we
stopped for Mr. Allison to get an observation of the sun. A short
distance to the eastward observed apparent altitude of sun, which made
our latitude 18 degrees 34 minutes 30 seconds. Started again at 2 p.m. At
2.15 made half a mile north by east; at 3 made two miles north-east by
north; at 3.30 made one mile and a half north by east; at 3.55 made one
mile north-east by north half north; at 4.13 made one mile north; at 4.30
made half a mile north-north-east; at 5.2 made one mile north by east; at
6.2 made two miles and a half north-north-east. By these courses we cut
off the bends of the river excepting towards the last when we got too far
away from it and required to make for it again. The country we went over
was from the greenness and length of the grass the finest-looking country
we have seen on the expedition; but I think the Barkly tableland is
superior to it from its having more salty herbage. The timber is of a
similar description to that I have recently mentioned except that the box
was stunted (narrow-leaved instead of broad). Having reached water in an
eastern channel of the river we formed our thirty-sixth camp on the right
bank of it.

Monday January 13. Camp Number 36, situated on the right bank of the
eastern channel of Beames Brook.