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all the day ; some of them too had very steep banks^ 

 which presented another obstacle to the prog'ress of 

 our horses. Betv.een the creeks^ small patches of 

 open forest land intervened^ with larg-e blocks of rock 

 scattered over them ; most of the creeks had a rock}^ 

 bottom^ and were running- to the eastward. 



July 2Srd.— Sunday^ — we had prayers read as 

 usual at eleven o'clock, and halted for the day. 



July 24:th. — We resumed our journey throug'h 

 the same description of country, cutting* tlu'oug'h 

 scrub, and occasionally travelling- throug-h open land, 

 timbered principally with Moreton Bay ash, box, 

 and flooded-g-um, and covered with very long- g-rass. 

 We crossed two creeks running- to the northward, 

 on the side of the last of which we camped. AYe 

 were here compelled to shoot one of our horses, 

 which had fallen lame. Durino- the ^veek we had 

 made \ery little progress, being* forced to turn in 

 every direction to avoid the deep g-ullej^s, and the 

 scrub which invariably prevailed in the bends of the 

 creeks. A tribe of natives visited us at this camp, 

 and appeared very friendly ; they did not stop with 

 us long-. I saw to-day several trees of the " white 

 apple," as we called it, and which I have before 

 described. 



July 25th. — AVe entered the scrub on the side of 

 the creek, and proceeded along* its banks with diffi- 

 culty, being' oblig'ed to cut our way througli, but it 

 gTcw less dense after vre had skirted the creek a 

 short distance. We found the creek to be the 



