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occasional sandhills which continued until 5 o'clock, when 1 

 camped, the stoppages and delays were so many owing to the 

 perversity of one camel saddle that only twelve miles were 

 travelled. Bloods Range appears to be four or five miles distant, 

 the highest point of which I have named Mt. Harris, after Mr. 

 Charles Hope Harris of the Survey Department; a high point to 

 the east of Mt. Harris, and only separated from it by a deep ravine, 

 I have named Mt. Carruthers, after Mr. Carruthers of the Trigono- 

 metrical Survey Department, who is now engaged in an important 

 survey of the Musgrave Ranges and whose labors we hope will 

 soon extend to this point, and enable the intervening country to 

 be accurately laid down. As seen from the sandstone rocks and 

 native well at camp No. 30, a distance of seventy miles, Mt. Harris 

 and Mt. Carruthers seem to be quite separate, having a narrow pass 

 between them — and perhaps it would appear so if seen from the 

 south. Bar. 28-280in., ther. 64°. 



Wednes'iatj, June 19lL— Camp No. 50 ; S. latitude 24° 37' 36". 

 Bar. 28 - 350in., ther. 36°. — Bright, fine, cool. Started away from 

 this camp at 8*30. The camels were tied up all night, for there 

 was nothing for them to eat, but I hope to get good quarters for 

 them at Blood's Range, although from this point there does not 

 seem to be any watercourse on this side of it : the sandhills around 

 here for a considerable distance have been burnt by the blacks, 

 leading me to hope that some water discoveries may be made 

 to-day. Travelled upon a bearing of S. 68° E. and in four miles 

 reached the foot of the range. I was again doomed to meet with 

 disappointment for no sign of water was to be seen anywhere, 

 nothing worthy of the name of a water channel left the range, nor 

 were there any places where water would lodge, the country at the 

 foot of the range was nothing but spinifex and stones ; having 

 brought the camels close under the range it was a difficult matter 

 to find a small space clear of stones for them to lay down upon 

 while I made the ascent; this being at last found, Fred, Billy, and 

 I made the ascent, leaving Beetson and Weei with the camels. It 

 took us an hour to reach the summit, but the view from there well 

 repaid our exertions. I recognised the familiar outline of Mt. Olga 

 in the dim distance, bearing 121° 50', it must be at least seventy 

 miles aAvay ; the east end of a low range bears 100° 30', the east 

 end of the Petermann Range bears 147° 30' beyond which is a very 

 distant peak (probably Stevenson's Peak). The most easterly end 

 of a line of hills bears 322°, the western end 311° 30'. I have 

 named this South's Range, after Mr. South, the warden of goldfields 

 and superintendent of police at Alice Springs, to whom I am much 

 indebted for obtaining for my service the black tracker, Billy 

 from the ranks of the native police; a more willing, intelligent, 

 industrious and skilful native it would be impossible to have. The 

 Petermann Range appears as a long low range without any points 

 of special interest ; it appears to be not more than six miles away, 



