This lagoon was surrounded by trees; but like those of the creek its waters were muddy and not more than 18 inches deep.

Our latitude at this point was 29 degrees 14 minutes S., and our longitude 141 degrees 42 minutes E.; the variation being 5 degrees 5 minutes E.
Not wishing to keep Mr.Poole any longer away from the party, I sent him back to the camp on the 16th, with Mack, directing him to examine the creek we had crossed on his way homewards; as it appeared to me to break through some hills about three miles from its junction with the main creek, and I thought it probable he might there find water.

I also directed him during my absence to trace the creek on which the camp was established downwards, to ascertain if there was water in it below us.
In the mean time Mr.Browne and I pushed on for the ranges, which presented a very singular appearance as we surveyed them from the lagoon.
The geological formation of these hills was perfectly new, for they were now composed almost exclusively of indurated or compact quartz.

The hills themselves no longer presented the character of ranges, properly so called, but were a group of flat-topped hills, similar to those figured by Flinders, King, and other navigators.

Some were altogether detached from the main group, not more than two-thirds of a mile in length, with less than a third of that breadth, and an elevation of between three and four hundred feet.