Dutton: the spring was then dried up completely.] and had taken this means as the best they could adopt for shading and protecting the water.

On the other hand the numerous well beaten tracks leading to this solitary pool appeared to indicate that there was no other water in the neighbourhood.

We saw kangaroos, pigeons and birds of various descriptions, going to it in considerable number.

At night too after dark we found that a party of natives were watching also for an opportunity to participate in so indispensable a necessary, which having secured, they departed, and we saw nothing more of them.

I observed the latitude at this camp to be 33 degrees 7 minutes 14 seconds S.and the variation 8 degrees 53 minutes E.
June 30 .-- Our road to day was much better, and less interrupted by gullies, though we still kept close under Flinders range.