I had deemed it prudent to send Joseph and Lewis back to the creek for a fresh supply, with orders to return and meet at a certain point, and there to await our arrival, for without this supply I felt satisfied we should have great difficulty as it was in getting our animals back to the creek.

We descended from the hill therefore to some green looking trees, of a foliage new to me, to rest for an hour before we turned back again.

There were neither flowers or fruit on the trees, but from their leaf and habit, I took them to be a species of the Juglans.

At sunset we mounted our horses and travelled to the edge of the acacia scrub to give our horses some of the grass, and halted in it for the night, but started early on the following morning to meet Joseph.

We reached the appointed place, about 10, but not finding him there continued to journey onwards, and at five miles met him.