In the bed of this creek we found beautiful specimens of Solani, and a few new plants.
I halted at this place in consequence of the resolution I had taken to push into the interior on the following morning.

I was therefore anxious that the horses should start as fresh as possible, as we could not say where we should again find water.
The direction of the hills was nearly north and south, extending at either hand to a distance beyond the range of vision or telescope.

Our observations here placed us in latitude 31 degrees 23 minutes 20 seconds S., so that we were still nearly half a degree to the south of Mount Lyell, and a degree to the south of Mount Serle.

I had little prospect of success, however, in pursuing a direct westerly course, as it would have led me into the visible scrub there; on the other hand I did not wish to move exactly parallel to the ranges, but, in endeavouring to gain a knowledge of the more remote interior, to keep such a course as would not take me too far from the hills in the event of my being obliged to fall back upon them.

We started on the 11th, therefore, on a N.N.W.