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mapping, posting up diaries, repairing clothes and boots. Bar, 

 28-3 15in., ther. 48° at 5 p.m. 



Wednesday, July 3rd. — Camp No. 60, Mount Olga. Bar. 

 28'325in., ther. 26° at sunrise. — It is doubtful if the two invalid 

 camels will ever leave here. Darby has certainly eaten nothing 

 since he arrived, and he is rapidly falling away in condition. I 

 think the suggestion cannot be too often repeated, viz., that future 

 travellers in these regions should be supplied with some simple 

 remedies for these cases of vegetable poison. Tooroo has borne' 

 the full brunt and burden of the journey, for being always in advance 

 he has had the roughest of travelling ; he has carried me bravely 

 throughout, and it is sad to see the noble creature stricken down 

 and helpless. Every advantage has been given to the other one, 

 for being always in the rear the camels in advance have made the 

 way smooth for him. Our camp is situated at the entrance to a 

 defile in the mountain, upon one side is a perpendicular wall of 

 rock a quarter of a mile long ; walking up this defile or gap it is 

 found that walls of solid stone are upon each side, and all is stone 

 underfoot, and along this pavement a little stream of water runs 

 the whole length of the gorge. The whole mountain is a mass of 

 coarse conglomerate, the stones varying in size from that of a pea 

 up to 6in. in diameter, only in two or three instances were any 

 found that would be termed a boulder. Of the many hundreds of 

 stones examined during a long ramble not a fragment of quartz was 

 observed. 



Thursday, July 4th.— Camp No. 60, Mount Olga. Bar. 29-290in., 

 ther. 48% cloudy, cold. — All the camels were brought up but one. 

 Darby has answered his last call and is now at rest. He appears to 

 have died without any pain, for there is not any sign on the ground 

 of a struggle. Tooroo is gradually becoming weaker, and rambles 

 about unfettered by himself. I leave here on Monday. I may take 

 him with me as far as Ayers' Rock, but he will most likely be left 

 here, where there is such splendid pasture and water for him. The 

 other camels are in splendid heart, racing after each other, kicking, 

 and playing directly their hobbles were taken off. Desirous of 

 knowing something of the wash that comes from this mountain I 

 took a tin dish to the creek and panned off some of the drift. Not 

 receiving any encouragement I tried further down the creek. 

 Noticed a fine black sand in the bottom of the dish, which being 

 tested proved to be as pecular ore of iron. Bar. 28-225in., ther. 58° 

 at 5 p.m. 



Friday, July bth. — Mount Olga. Bar. 28-280in., ther. 42°. — 

 Had one man engaged prospecting down the creek. Engaged the 

 greater part of the day with the camera. Bar. 28'180in., ther. 82° 

 at 5 p.m. 



Saturday, July 6th. — Mount Olga. Bar. 28-075in., ther. 30°. — 

 Tooroo does not improve and looks a most pitiable object. My 

 one regret is that I am unable to do anything for him. I went 



