4S HORN KXrEDITION— NAliRATIVK. 



As WO came no;ir to tlio Fiiikc :\.t Tdracowm, and stood on tlio (■d^e (if the 

 liigldand, Ijounding its lii-o.-id \alloy on tlio sontli, wo fould soo away to tlio noi'tli 

 tlio tiack of tlie liscr indicated by its thick frini^e of ,guni troos, and, lieyond tliis 

 .'main, over the rolling sandliills, Chandlers Pillar stood out clearly against the sky. 



Passing down into th(> htoad open valloy we camped beside a wat(M"-pool 

 containing plenty of flsii, and here we spelled for a day to allow some of us to go 

 on and photograpli Chaiidjeis Pillar which foiins one of the most prominent land 

 marks in this part of Central Austialia. 



Wo had now travelled o\or a distance of nearly two hundred and tifty miles 

 from the head of the r.iilway at Oodnadatta, and, at this point., Mr. Horn was 

 unfortunately oljliged to loaxe the party and retiace his steps to Crown Point to 

 moot tliore the oveiland mail which, once in every si.K weeks, runs between Alice 

 Springs and Oodnadatta. 



The evening was spent in discussing and settling upon plans for our futui'o 

 movements, and a rough outline of these was di'awn up. If possitile it was decided 

 that we should make for the following points in succession, Henbury, Running 

 Wateis on the Finke, Tllamurta in the James Range, Petermann Creek, Tempe 

 Downs, the Levi and Ceoige dill Range ; from the latter a party was, if possible, 

 to go down south across Lake Amadous to Ayers Rock, whilst the main camel 

 team went nortli to Ilaast's Rlufl'at the westei'n end of the McDonnells. Tlie two 

 divisions were then to meet at Mount Sonder, from which a detour was to be made 

 south to Hermannsljuig on the Fiidce, close to the (Hen of Palms. Then passing 

 noilhwards ayain the main McDonnell Ranue was to be struck about the neigh- 

 bourhood of Paisley Rlutl', and tlionce travelling eastwaid the wiiole party would 

 loach Alice Springs. Tlie actual loute was to be determined upon by the four 

 mendieis of the science stafl", and upon Mr. Winnecke de\ eloped the resjionsiljility 

 of carrying out the wishes of the scientific stall' so far as lu^ judged them to be 

 consistent with the safety of the Expediticjn. 



Leaving the loading camels to enjoy a well-earned day's rest amongst feed and 

 water, foui- of us took our riding cninols on and went northwards for ten miles 

 over the .sandhills to Chandjors Pillar. These sandhills vary in height from 

 twenty to forty feet, and run in long rolling lin(\s from north east to south west. 

 Each has a sloping southerly and a steep noi'therly side indicating the long preva- 

 lence of tlic strong south-easteily wind.-'. On the south side the thin scrub covers 

 them, but on the noith eacli h;is a long biire lino of bright red or yellow sand just 

 where the slope is steepest, ;uid no vegetation can grow. From the top of (>ach one 



