At daylight, therefore, we rode in that direction, with the hope of finding the element we now so much required.
At three miles a large grassy flat opened out to view upon our right, similar to that at the termination of the Depot creek.

It might have contained 1000 acres, but there was not at the first glance, a tree to be seen upon it This flat was bounded to the S.W.by a sand bank, lying at right angles to the sand ridges we had been crossing.

The latter, therefore, ran down upon this bank in parallel, lines, some falling short of, and others striking it; so that, as the drainage was towards the embankment, the collected waters lodged against it.

After crossing a portion of the plain we saw some box-trees in a hollow, towards which we rode, and then came upon a deep dry pond, in whose bottom the natives had dug several wells, and had evidently lingered near it as long as a drop of water remained.

It was now clear that our further search for water would be useless.