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rain fallen during the night), we kept for half a mile to the west 

 on an alluvial flat of the Macmillan. After three-quarters of a 

 mile to WNW. through sandy country timbered with stringybark 

 and teatrees, with occasional clumps of brushwood, we passed a 

 LAGOON on the left. 



In a quarter of a mile to the north-west we crossed the head 

 of a BOG. For the next quarter of a mile (west) we kept between 

 a BOG on the left and a SCRUB on the right. The bog was choked 

 with PITCHER PLANT and a species of marestail. 



After three-quarters of a mile to the north-west through very 

 dense teatree SCRUB (which had to be cut), we emerged in a 

 PITCHER-PLANT BOG skirting a gully falling to the south-east. 



For i mile further to NW. and half a mile to WNW., between 

 a SCRUB (on the left) and a BOG, we crossed the head of the latter 

 and had a view of the SIR WILLIAM THOMSON RANGE. A lower 

 sandstone escarpment was seen to our left about a mile distant. 



The next three-quarters of a mile to the north-west were 

 through dense SCRUB, which had partly to be cut. To this succeeded 

 a mile of open forest country leading up to sandy spurs of the low 

 range. 



We camped on a small gully. There was a difficulty in finding 

 water, but a HEAVY RAIN began as we camped, and by the time our 

 tents were pitched we could catch enough for all our needs from 

 the calico. LOVE had great difficulty in LIGHTING A FIRE in an 

 ANT-HILL. (CAMP 46.) 



February 25. There was HEAVY RAIN in the morning, and we 

 did not move camp, but employed the time in horse-shoeing and 

 other odd jobs. The last of my shoe-nails were used to-day. 



The day cleared about noon, but there were some very heavy 

 showers towards evening. 



I ascended the sandstone range by a spur behind the camp 

 and went along the edge of the tableland for about a mile to a 

 bald hill, from which a good view was obtained. FORBES ISLAND 

 lay E. 15 S. The SAND-HILLS were visible as far north as north-east. 

 The MACMILLAN RIVER appeared to be carried north from Camp 

 43 by the sand-hills and sandstone bluffs of the coast, through 



HEATHY AND BOGGY FLATS. 



The night was dull, with several showers. 



February 26. There was rain at sunrise, but the weather 

 cleared before midday. We left Camp 46, and continued our 

 journey towards Cape York. 



For a mile and a half to the north-west we kept close to the 

 edge of the low sandstone tableland till we reached the hill from 

 which I had taken bearings yesterday. For the same distance to 

 NNW. we were still near the edge of the tableland and headed a 

 number of gullies which fell away to the west, probably into the 

 Macmillan River. Then we ran a creek down from its head, 



