I now therefore determined on making an excursion into the interior to the N.W., to examine the ranges seen by Mr.Poole, and to ascertain if, as he supposed, there was a body of water to the westward of them.

With this view I engaged Topar to accompany us, and on the 21st left the camp, with Mr.Browne, Flood, and Morgan, taking the light cart with our provisions and some water-casks.
During the recent rains the weather had been very cold, but excessive heat succeeded it.

The day before we started the thermometer rose as high as 112 degrees during a violent hot wind; and certainly if the following day had been equally warm we could not have proceeded on our journey.
Fortunately for us, however, the wind shifted to the S.W.during the night, and the morning was cool and refreshing.

I should have commenced this trip two or three days earlier, but on the 20th we were surprised by the reappearance of old Nadbuck, who had turned back with some natives he met on the way to our camp, with letters from Moorundi.

The old man was really overjoyed to see us again.