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25 th May. Eight miles down the river WNW. Granite and 

 pegmatite. CAMP 25 MAY. This camp was probably about 

 the mark LL 7 of the modern survey. 



26th May. This day's journey was mainly in granite country, 

 although basalt was met with towards the end of the stage. Very 

 rough and mountainous. Probably covered 8 miles to WSW. 

 down the river. CAMP 26rn MAY must have been about the 

 western boundary-line of Glenfinlas block, St. Ronan's run. 



2jth May. Low rocky ranges. Course of river mainly NW. 

 Basalt reappeared on the banks of the river below " a range of 

 rugged little peaks " (Ros's RANGE ?) and " extended for some 

 distance, now filling the flats with its rough and cellular blocks 

 and pebbles and again forming small hillocks of black bare rock." 

 CAMP 2jth May. The latitude is given as 17 44' 40", which is 

 probably a clerical error, and should read 17 54' 40", and on this 

 assumption the camp would be about the modern bench mark 

 L, XIX. This day some NATIVES, men, women and children, 

 were met with. " The men poised their spears and shook their 

 waddies to frighten us," says Leichhardt, " but when, notwith- 

 standing their menaces, we approached them, they left all their 

 goods and, with their weapons only, hurried up the rocks with 

 wonderful agility." 



A halt of three days was made at this camp while a bullock 

 was killed and the beef dried, the last of the salt having already 

 been used. A series of LUNAR OBSERVATIONS enabled Leichhardt 

 to calculate the longitude of the camp as 143 30'. It may be that 

 by a clerical error " 143 " has been substituted for " 144," as the 

 error is practically one degree ; but if Leichhardt really meant 

 143 30' his longitudes must be taken with caution. Arrowsmith 

 charts the camp at 144, which is impossible. 



The expedition moved on down the river on $ist May, the 

 country being granitic except for small outbreaks of basalt. The 

 distance travelled is not mentioned, nor the direction, but the latter 

 must have been NW. and the former about 14 miles. CAMP $ist 

 May was probably on the site of the " LYNDBROOK " station on 

 the modern CHILLAGOE-ETHERIDGE RAILWAY. 



On ist June, 8 miles down the river to NW. took the party 

 to the infall of Fossilbrook. CAMP ist June. Lat. 17 45' 50" S., 

 at Bench Mark LF. 



2nd June. Seven and a half miles WNW. down the river, 

 in porphyry and granite. CAMP 2nd June. Opposite mouth of 

 HACKETT'S (FULFORD) CREEK. 



yd June. Seven miles NW. down the river, in porphyry and 

 granite, but had to leave the river in some places and cross porphyry 

 hills. Saw a family of NATIVES, who fled. CAMP yd June. Talc 

 schist near the camp. 



4/A June. Travelling so rough that the party was compelled 



