BY FRANK HANN. 33 



six miles, where a large creek came out of the Synotfc Ran,t,'e. 

 Here I camped and went on to a hill, whence I saw the creek 

 cut through the range and running north-north-west. After 

 dinner I tried for a way out to the south-oast, and in four miles 

 struck a nice river, which I have called the Sprigg, coming out 

 of the same range. It does not appear to be a long one, but 

 evidently by the flood marks, it brings down a vast quantity of 

 water. I now made a grand discovery, for I found 1 had 501bs. 

 of flour in one of the packs that I knew nothing of, so I was well 

 off for rations of that description for a week or more. On the 

 whole of this trip I saw no auriferous country. 



My pack horses had so far travelled 679 miles since leaving 

 Derby, but I think I must have actually travelled over 1000 

 miles, taking deviations and side journeys into consideration. 



Sending my horses over my previous day's track to camp on 

 the river, I took one boy with me, and went up the range to Mt. 

 Phillip. It was a very tough job to get up. On reaching the 

 top, where I went over five miles of basalt country, with a creek 

 running through it, I then went on to Mt. Philp, 1600 feet 

 above Derby. On the way back, I ran down a creek, over rough 

 country. Here I think a dray track could be made for a few 

 hundred pounds. The road would pass under a high bluflt" about 

 400ft. in heiy^ht, with two miles of very rough range to cross. 

 On reaching my camp, I found that my party had killed a 

 kangaroo and five wild ducks. They also had caught a lot of 

 fish and one craw fish, and had gathered a quantity of lilies. 

 Five pups had been presented to the party by our remaining dog 

 ■ — these, however, were not eatable. 



There is here a fine patch of good country, but only about 

 twenty four square miles in extent. The ranges close in, and 

 the water is excellent. Since leaving Mt. Broome I had 

 travelled over 590 miles of country, and in no place was water 

 more than ten miles apart. 



Having burnt the grass, I then found an easier track up the 

 range, and also saw that a dray track could be made. Followed 

 willingly by the poor horses, I succeeded in getting a good camp 

 at the foot of Mt. Philp, which bears 146 deg. from Mt. Broome 

 and 120 deg. from Mt. Ord. 



I now tried to find a track through the other part of the 

 range, and discovered a most wonderful pass, where the creek 

 goes through a deep gorge. Away back from this gorge there is 

 a pass going up one gully and down another. As I was alone, 

 and it was getting late, I deferred trying to go through till next 



