Here our horses procured tolerable grass, whilst we obtained a little fresh water for ourselves among the hollows of the rocks.
Our stage had been about thirteen miles, and our position was S.30 degrees E.from East Mount Barren, the hills under which we were encamped being connected with that range.

Most properly had it been called Mount Barren, for a more wretched aridlooking country never existed than that around it.

The Mount Barren ranges are of quartz or reddish micaceous slate, the rocks project in sharp rugged masses, and the strata are all perpendicular.
June 28 .-- Upon getting up this morning we saw the smoke of native fires along the margin of the lake, at less than a mile from us.

They had already noticed our fire, and called out repeatedly to us, but as I did not wish to come into communication with them at all, I did not reply.
Soon afterwards we saw them in the midst of the lake carrying boughs, and apparently fishing.

Three miles from the lake we crossed a small salt stream, and a mile further another.