Our journey back to the camp was only remarkable for the heat to which we were exposed.

We reached it on the 24th of the month, and were really glad to get under shelter of the tents.

All the water in the different creeks we passed in going out, had sunk many inches, and as I had feared, that at the camp had entirely vanished, and Mr.Poole having been obliged to dig a hole in the middle of the creek, was obtaining a precarious supply for the men, the cattle being driven to a neighbouring pond, which they had all but exhausted.
As the reader will naturally conclude, I was far from satisfied with the result of this last excursion.

It had indeed determined the cessation of high land to the north and north-east; for although I had not reached the termination of the ranges in the latter direction, no doubt rested on my mind but that they gradually fell to a level with the plains.

We had penetrated to lat.