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growing* but a few stunted shrubs^ and a blue 

 herbaceous plant belonging- to the order Boragine^e. 

 We also passed over other sandy flats covered with 

 broad-leafed Melaleucas and Grevillias^ and a few 

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

 their vicinity there was seldom much g-rass. The 

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

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

 crossed this morning* joined the river we left on the 

 ICth^ and formed the Mitchell^ althougdi the country, 

 hereabouts did not resemble the banks of the 

 Mitchell^ as described by Leichhardtj but the 

 appearance of the country varies so much ever}^ few 

 miles^ particularly to the westward^ that it is 

 impossible to support an opposite opinion on this 

 ground. 



Sept. 2oth. — As three of the horses could not be 

 found this mornino- four men Avere left behind to 

 search for them Avhile 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 narroAV of)en valley covered 

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

 on each side by rather scrubby forest land. At 

 dark we reached a larg*e water 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, Avhich I very soon did, even though it 



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