Having ascended a high peak near the camp, I found I was surrounded by a mass of hills on every side; they gradually increased in elevation as they stretched to the northwest, becoming lower at a bearing of north, and quite detached to the north-east; resembling so many islands in the level waste around them.
September 25 .-- Moving from our camp early we had an excellent road, and travelled rapidly for about twenty miles, nearly due east, halting for the night under a high red hill, where we found some rain water for our horses; but the grass was very scarce.

After dinner I ascended the hill near the camp and obtained a distant view of Mount Brown, and the range on the east side of Spencer's Gulf.

To the north was one vast sea of level scrub, and in the midst of it a lake; but seemingly of no very great size.

A few elevations were seen to the south-east, of all of which I took bearings, and then descended to the camp again.

The bearing of Mount Brown, from this hill, was E.10 degrees S.; and the latitude of the camp, under the hill, was 30 degrees 27 minutes 55 seconds S.
September 26 .-- Passing up a barren valley between low hills, we had at first a good road, but afterwards it became very stony.