This Pillar is situated in latitude 24 degrees 55' and longitude 133 degrees 50', being 1200 miles from Melbourne in a straight line, over which distance Mr.
Carmichael, a black boy, and I travelled.

In the course of our travels from Melbourne to the starting point, we reached Port Augusta, a seaport though an inland town, at the head of Spencer's Gulf in South Australia, first visited by the Investigator in 1803, and where, a few miles to the eastwards, a fine bold range of mountains runs along for scores of miles and bears the gallant navigator's name.

A railway line of 250 miles now connects Port Augusta with Adelaide.

To this town was the first section of the Transcontinental telegraph line carried; and it was in those days the last place where I could get stores for my expedition.

Various telegraph stations are erected along the line, the average distance between each being from 150 to 200 miles.