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for about 300 miles! But with the experience of Carnegie, who 
can say what waters we may have passed in that distance, and 
almost within reach, very many of them of scanty volume, and 
all of them difficult to find, but gradually they will be made 
known, and each discovery made will assist and pave the way 
for further search. 
Artesian water would possibly be obtained by adopting a 
route further northward, but we are confronted in this latitude 
by such a vast extent of spinifex sandhills that would appear 
impracticable for stock, no matter what the water supply might 
be. 
In conclusion, I may say that if these suggestions for an 
artificially watered stock-route be worthy of consideration the 
question of cost need not for a moment be entertained. 
