The same abrupt points, and detached flat-topped hills, characterised their northern as well as the southern extremity.

We had now however reached their termination northwards, but they continued in an easterly direction until they were totally lost in the dark mass of scrub that covered and surrounded them, not one being of sufficient height to break the line of the horizon.

To the S.W.a column of smoke was rising in the midst of the scrub, otherwise that desolate region appeared to be uninhabited.

On descending from the peak, we turned to the N.W.along the line of a water-course at the bottom of the valley, tracing it for about four miles with every hope of finding the element we were in search of in its green bed, but we gained the point where the valley opened out upon the plains, and halted under disappointment, yet with good grass for the horses.

Our little bivouac was in lat.