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other creeks and gullies, which compelled them to keep to the 
southward, to reach a more open country. Here the Bricklow 
(Acacia sp.) scrub re-appeared, which, with one exception, had not 
been seen since they quitted the left bank of Dogwood Creek. They 
then entered upon a Box (Zucalyptus sp.) flat, which widened as 
they followed down its dry water-courses, in a southerly, and even 
south-easterly direction, and when the Bricklow scrub, which 
skirted the flat, ceased and allowed them to travel to the S.W., 
they passed for four miles over most beautiful, well-grassed, and 
open Box ridges; this open country extended to the S.E. as far 
_ as the eye could reach. In latitude 26° 32’ they came to a fine 
creek, with very large ponds of permanent water, surrounded with 
reeds, and with Myal groves (Acacia pendula, A. Cunn.) along its 
banks. The open Box forest to this creek induced Dr. Leichhardt 
to believe that he could proceed on a westerly course; but after a 
few miles traveling they were checked by scrub, which pushed | 
them to the south-east, until they came back to the creek they 
had left, which they followed down for a few miles in latitude 
26° 39. The country to the left was still open, but to the right, 
Bricklow scrub approached very nearly the banks of the creek. 
The water-holes, though well provided with water, were all boggy, 
and the creek turned to the south-east and east-south-east. In 
travelling to the westward they entered into a dense Bricklow 
scrub, which continued for nine miles, when the country again 
opened into fine Box ridges and undulations. A small creek was 
followed, well provided with water-holes, for about four miles to 
the westward, when it turned to the southward, and having 
crossed a ridge, they came to another creek of the same character, 
running north and south, on which they camped in latitude 26° 43’, 
having made about thirteen miles W.S.W. from their last camp. 
One mile and a half to the westward of this creek there was 
another small one, and four miles farther on, they crossed a large 
creek with high flood-marks, and with lofty Box ridges, particu- 
larly on its right .bank. Dr. Leichhardt thinks that the open 
Box country of the four last-mentioned creeks extends in an 
easterly direction round the scrub they had crossed to the first 
