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growing" but a few stunted shrubs, and a blue 

 herbaceous phmt belong-mg* to the order Boraginecc. 

 We also passed over other sandy flats covered with 

 broad -leafed Melaleucas and GrevilHas, and a few 

 Banksias. On these flats ant-hills occurred, and in 

 their vicinity there was seldom much grass. The 

 g'rasses g*enerally growing- there were annual kinds. 

 It was Mr. Kennedy's opinion that the creek we 

 crossed this morning- joined the river we left on the 

 IGth, and formed the Mitchell, althoug'h the country 

 hereabouts did not resemble the banks of the 

 Mitchell, as described by Leichhardt ; but \\\q 

 appearance of the country varies so much every few 

 miles, particularly to the westward, that it is 

 impossible to support an opposite opinion on this 

 ground. 



Sept. 25th. — As three of the horses could not be 

 found this morning-, four men were left behind to 

 search for them while the rest of the party travelled 

 on. They had not come up with us at about four 

 o'clock, and being* anxious to find water before dark, 

 we proceeded along* a narrow open valley covered 

 with long* g'rass and larg*e pandanus trees, skirted 

 on each side by rather scrubby forest land. At 

 dark Ave reached a larg*e Avater hole. One of the 

 men left behind shortly arrived, and stated that the 

 rest had halted for the nig*ht. Mr. Kennedy being- 

 anxious to bring* all the horses to water, and to have 

 the party tog*ether, sent me back to conduct them 

 to the camp, which I very soon did, even though it 



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