On the following morning we continued our journey.

The country was generally open to the eastward, and we had fine views of D'Urban's Group, distant from twenty to twenty-five miles.

About noon, turning towards the river to rest, both ourselves and the horses, we passed through brush land for about a mile and a half.

When we came upon its banks, we found them composed of a red loam with sandy superficies.

We had, in the course of the day, crossed several creeks, but in none of them could we find water, although their channels were of great depth.
The day had been extremely warm, and from shaking in the barrel our supply of water had diminished to a little more than a pint; it consequently became a matter of serious consideration, how far it would be prudent to proceed farther; for, however capable we were of bearing additional fatigue, it was evident our animals would soon fail, since they trembled exceedingly, and had the look of total exhaustion.