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between the Robertson and the Einasleigh was crossed, and the 

 camp was made in 18 45' 53" S., within a two hours' march (say 

 5 miles) of the Copperfield River. 



On I2tb October, after steering E. 30 N. for an hour and three- 

 quarters, a creek coming from the south was crossed. It had a 

 sandy bed 100 yards wide, but only a few pools of shallow water. 

 [It must have been the COPPERFIELD RIVER, about 12 miles below 

 (north of) Kidston, the township of the modern OAKS GOLDFIELD. 

 R. L. J.] On the same course, over basaltic country, another 

 water-course was met with in the afternoon and the camp was 

 pitched in 18 38' 12" on a water-hole 70 yards wide. [This must 

 have been the EINASLEIGH RIVER. R. L. J.] 



Gregory believed the two rivers met with on this day's march 

 to be tributaries of Leichhardt's LYND RIVER. As a matter of 

 fact, they unite some 15 miles north of Gregory's track at the 

 modern copper-mining township of Einasleigh, and the united 

 stream, under the name of the EINASLEIGH RIVER, falls into the 

 GILBERT about 170 miles lower. The Lynd has its source in the 

 range which divides the Gulf and Pacific waters about 60 miles 

 N.E. of Gregory's camp of I2th October. 



This misconception persisted for some time after the establish- 

 ment of CARPENTARIA DOWNS station on the Einasleigh, which 

 was believed, even by the owner of the station, to be the Lynd. 

 The Jardine Brothers first, in 1864, settled the distinctness of the 

 two rivers. 



The progress made by Gregory on i^th and i^th October was 

 to the east, mainly in basaltic country traversed by small tributaries 

 of the Einasleigh draining to the SW. The camp of the i^th 

 was on one of these, in|granite country, in lat. 41 38' S. and 



long. 144 33' 15" E. 



On i$th October, the so-called " GREAT DIVIDING RANGE " 

 was crossed early in the day, and at 1.15 p.m. the camp was pitched, 

 in 1 8 49' 1 3", on a small tributary of the DRY RIVER, which falls 

 into the Burdekin River. Following the Dry River to the SE., 

 Leichhardt's BURDEKIN RIVER was reached early next day, and the 

 camp was made at 2 p.m. on its right, or western, bank in 18 57' 48", 

 about 9 miles above the present GREENVALE head station. It must 

 have been near the site of that station of the future that Gregory, 

 on ijth October , noted trees which had been cut with iron axes 

 and a bullock-bone, and judged these to be traces of LEICHHARDT'S 

 CAMP of 26th April, 1845. 



As Gregory was now retracing Leichhardt's tracks, it is un- 

 necessary to follow his progress minutely, but a few details may be 

 noted. (SEE MAP Q.) 



Still following the Burdekin down, Gregory observed, on 2ist 

 October, in 19 16' 22", that the BLACKS used throwing-sticks 

 (wimmeras) to propel their spears. On 2jtb October, he crossed 



