From here I sent Fisherman to the south-east in search of water in that
direction; and after Mr. Allison had made an observation of the sun,
placing us in latitude 18 degrees 31 minutes 37 seconds, got by observed
altitude 86.45. I left my party in camp and accompanied by Jemmy went in
the following directions: At 2.6 went one mile and a half north to where
I shot an emu, and started again at 3.6; at 4.6 went three miles north
over rich plains covered with most fattening grasses; at 4.42 went two
miles north-west half north to east channel of watercourse; at 5.10 went
three-quarters of a mile north half west along a deep reach; at 5.20 went
half a mile north-north-west over the finest plain country; at 5.40 went
half a mile north; at 6 went half a mile north-west; at 6.30 went about
one mile and a quarter north; at 7.30 went about two miles and
three-quarters north to where we encamped close to the right bank of
watercourse.

Tuesday January 14.

Continuation of excursion made by Jemmy and I down the watercourse from
36 Camp; at 6.50 made one mile and three-quarters about north to where we
crossed an eastern channel of the main watercourse; at 7.5 made
three-quarters of a mile about north-west; at 7.35 made one mile and a
quarter west to a running stream in a watercourse with banks so low that
a rise of a few feet would flood the adjoining plains; at 8.20 made two
miles about north-north-east over rich thickly-grassed country
intersected by several watercourses and swamps, where I felt convinced
was a watercourse to the eastward of the Gregory River (I afterwards
ascertained this to be so) which I then supposed to be Beames Brook, as I
thought we were on Gregory River when I started and intended following it
down on its right bank only to the crossing-place on our outward journey.
We took no rations whatever with us and delayed to 8.35; at 8.55 made one
mile south-east; at 9.23 made one mile and a quarter south-east by south
over a rich, well-grassed, and slightly-timbered plain to the eastern
channel of the watercourse, where we made our breakfast off figs and the
young wood of the cabbage-tree: we found it rather a light one, as we had
no supper on the previous night. Started again at 10.25; at 10.55 made
one mile and a half south-south-east; at 11.20 made one mile
south-south-east to where we crossed an eastern channel of the
watercourse; at 11.35 made three-quarters of a mile south-south-east; at
11.45 made half m