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Tuesday, April "lord. — Camp No. 18, Glen Farewell. Bar. 

 27-290in., ther. 52°; S. latitude 23° 37' 24".— Bright fine morning. 

 The camels were not brought up till nearly mid-day. I suppose 

 they wandered away to be off the stones, let them have the rest of 

 the day to themselves. Went up the gorge to see if any more 

 waters existed, was away some hours and returned to camp not 

 having seen a drop, except where the camp is. The rock forma- 

 tion of this part of the MacDonnell Range is quartzite and sand- 

 stone. Collected rock specimens, 26, 28, 29. Botanical specimens 

 were collected. With the hope that this will be the last appeal 

 that I shall make to the MacDonnell Range, I call this Glen Fare- 

 well. In ail probability it will not be visited again, but should any 

 future traveller pass by it will be recognised as being a wide glen 

 of easy access, about two miles from its entrance to its head; about 

 half way is a gum tree marked 8 T 9 on the N. side which is near the 

 waterhole. I had the casks filled up with this most beautiful 

 water and have all in readiness for the next water, whenever it 

 may happen to be. Weather fine. Bar. 27-310in., ther. 98° at 3 

 p.m. 



Wednesday, April 24th. — Camp No. 19. Bar. 27'400in., ther. 

 51°. — Fine, still, clear, no dew. Watered the camels at mid-day, 

 and because they were wanted to drink, very few would do so. 

 Started at 2-25 intending only to be clear of the stones and scrub 

 so as to have a clear course for Glen Edith to-morrow. Upon 

 leaving the glen the creek splits into two small chanels; taking the 

 most westerly, I started upon a bearing of S. 20° E. for five miles : 

 at this point the creek has forced its way between two low hills 

 that would not be readily seen above the surrounding scrubs of 

 nmlga, from here I took up a bearing of S. 55° W. for two miles, 

 when being clear of stones and scrub I camped. To the eastward 

 of Glen Farewell there seems to be a wide gap in the MacDonnell 

 Range, or it may be that the range turns to the northwards. On 

 the east side of this apparent gap are three or four bluffs or escarp- 

 ments, of which Mareena Bluff is the most easterly. Bar. 27 - 755in., 

 ther. 88° at 5-30. 



Thursday, April 25th. — Camp No. 20. Bar. 27*775in., ther. 

 44° at 6 a.m. — Started at 8 - 20 on a bearing of S. 80° W., to keep 

 midway between the MacDonnell and Gardiner Ranges, in one mile 

 struck a small gum creek flowing south, in four miles a much larger 

 one with a sandy bed and a well defined channel flowing westerly 

 — this must be Carmichael's Creek ; there is no doubt the source 

 of this creek is in the Gardiner Range, and those following 

 southerly from the MacDonnell Range flow into it. I should 

 have liked to follow this creek to its source, for I think good 

 water will be found there. In seven miles from our camp we 

 were face to face with spinifex and oak sandhills, so leaving the 

 valley of Carmichael's Creek 1 took up a bearing of S. 67° W. for 

 Glen Edith, and in seven miles reached the foot of Mt. Solitary. 



