The sand ridges, some partially, some thickly, covered with Pine-trees, were from thirty to fifty feet high, and about eighty yards at their base, running nearly longitudinally from north to south.

They were generally well covered with grass, which appeared to have been the produce of recent rains; and several very beautiful leguminous plants were also growing on them.

I did not imagine that these ridges would continue much longer, and I therefore determined, the following morning to push on.

Our position was in lat.

30 degrees 40 minutes S.and in longitude 140 degrees 51 minutes E.nearly.
On the morning of the 12th we commenced our day's journey on a N.W.
course, as I had proposed to Mr.Browne.Flood had been about half a mile to the eastward, in the hope of finding water before we rose, but was disappointed; the horses did not, however, appear to have suffered from the want of it during the night.