e miles up the river bears east
and by north from a conical hill which is on the right bank of the river,
and west and by south from a table range near our path on this side of
the river. Besides this table range there are isolated ranges distant
from one to three miles from each other and extending along the left bank
of the river from our last camp. On the opposite bank (the right bank)
there were no hills in sight except the conical hill already mentioned
and a range near our present camp. Rich undulating ground, covered with
good grass and slightly wooded with myall, western-wood acacia, and Port
Curtis sandalwood, extends from the ranges in many places to the left
bank of the river. Near the junction of Aramak Creek I made the meridian
altitude of the sun 62 degrees 2 minutes, the latitude 22 degrees 58
minutes 29 seconds. We came here on the following courses from last camp:
9.15 a.m. south-east and by south for three miles to old camp; 11.20 a.m.
south-south-east for five and a half miles to Aramak Creek; 1.50 p.m.
south-west for two and a half miles; 2.50 p.m. south-south-east for three
miles; 3.20 p.m. south-west for one and a half miles to creek from
south-east; 5.15 p.m. south-west for five miles to another creek from
south-east; 6.15 p.m. south and by east for two and a half miles.
Distance twenty-three miles.

April 3. Left Camp 41, situated on the left bank of the river at a place
between two isolated ranges.

One of the ranges is on the left bank; I have named it Mackenzie Range.
The other, on the opposite bank, I have named Herbert Range. From camp
the south end of Mackenzie Range bears 45 degrees, and the south end of
Herbert Range 235 degrees. The four blacks who left us yesterday evening
paid us a visit as soon as it was light this morning; they were very
communicative and informed us that the river flowed to the southward,
that it was joined about two days' journey from this by a large river
from the north-east; that a long way down the river the country was sandy
and destitute of grass, and that beyond the ranges in sight there were no
hills. They said further, on being asked if they knew of any country to
the westward without grass, that they had not seen or heard of any
country of that description in such direction. We started this morning at
8.45 and at 3.43 p.m., having travelled sixteen miles along the left bank
of the river, we camped. The country we saw during the forenoon was of an
undulati