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The Prince of Wales' Birthday was a delightful day. 

 Messrs. Grave and Wood struck inland, and explored the blue- 

 gum forest intermingled with splendid blackwood and sassafras 

 trees, and took " photos " of same, and on return hunted 

 wallaby-venison for supper. Campbell and Frost proceeded 

 south, crossed the Fraser River, and entered a thick forest of 

 bluegums, with ground scrubs of acacia, musk, hazel, etc., 

 enclosing numerous fern gullies. Le Souef and Spencer 

 proceeded further south, and rounded Point Campbell (hitherto 

 unnamed, but now dedicated to a member of the expedition). 

 At about seven miles from " Eldorado" Camp further progress 

 was rendered impossible by the vertical cliffs that rose from 

 the sea to the heavy forest above. Cornwall and Chandler 

 remained in camp skinning birds and fossicking the locality. 



Thursday, loth. — After a breakfast consisting of soup con- 

 densed from eighteen wallaby tails, the tent was struck, and 

 steps retraced to " Bertie " Camp. So joined Messrs. Sayer 

 and Chisholm. 



Next day (i ith) all returned to west coast. En route a fine 

 sheet of water was passed locally and somewhat ambiguously 

 known as the Big Lake. It was called Lake Dobson as a help to 

 perpetuate the name of Dr. Dobson, who once filled the office 

 of president of this club, and who did much to contribute to the 

 success of its expedition to King Island. 



Approached the west coast at the hunter's (Grave's) home, 

 and after enjoying an early tea there the party severed. Mr. 

 •Chandler " made tracks " for the head-quarters' camp. Mr. 

 Sayer remained at the home, while the rest proceeded to Cape 

 Wickham lighthouse, where they were most hospitably enter- 

 tained by Mr. R. W, Garraway (the superintendent) and his 

 assistants. 



It was a treat to feel once again the touch of civilisation. 

 For one reason, the east coast provisions had given out sooner 

 than was expected. The flour went first. A little bran was 

 mixed, to stay its rapid progress. As the flour became thinner 

 so the bran increased ; finally, the last " mash " was all bran. 

 Day's journey, about twenty miles. 



Saturday, 12th. — Examined lighthouse and quarters; took 

 photographs of same. After beating through the intervening 

 country in couplets, all arrived safely in head-quarters' camp 

 before sundown. Distance, ten miles. End of the east coast 

 party, after an absence of six days. 



(.Second.) — Simultaneously on the 7th the west coast party 

 started, consisting of Messrs. Keartland, M'Kibbon, Dixon, 

 Dombrain, Hatton, and Hughes, with hunter Scott as guide, 

 and one pack-horse. Course lay round the Yellow Rock beach, 

 and over the Whistler Point hills, in a southerly direction. 

 Crossed at their mouths Eel Creek and Pass River. At about 



