With the Murray we lost its fine trees and grassy flats.

The Ana-branch had a broad channel and long reaches of water; but was wholly wanting in pasture or timber of any size.

The plains of the interior formed the banks, and nothing but salsolae grew on them.

We encamped at eight miles from the junction, where there happened to be a little grass, but were obliged to keep the cattle in yoke and the horses tethered to prevent their wandering.

As we advanced up the Ana-branch on the following day, its channel sensibly diminished in breadth, and at eleven miles we reached a hollow, beyond which the floods had not worked their way.