names of the party. 
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superintending the loading of the drays, I devoted 
to writing letters and making arrangements for the 
regulation of my private affairs, which from the 
sudden manner in which I had engaged in the ex- 
ploring expedition, and from the busy and hurried 
life I had led since the commencement of the pre- 
parations, had fallen into some confusion. I was 
now, however, obliged to content myself with such 
a disposition of them as the time and circumstances 
enabled me to make. — I observed the latitude of 
the station to be 34° 15' 56" g. 
J une 23.— Having got all the party up very 
early, I broke up the station, and sent one man on 
horseback into Adelaide with despatches and letters. 
My overseer and another man were now added to the 
party , making up our complement in number. Upon 
re-arranging the loads of the drays yesterday, I had 
found it inconvenient to have the instruments and 
tent equipage upon the more heavily loaded drays, 
and I therefore decided upon taking an extra cart 
and another horse from the station. This completed 
our alterations, and the party and equipment stood 
thus : — 
Mr. Eyre. 
Mr. Scott, my assistant and companion. 
John Baxter, Overseer. 
Corporal Coles, R. S. & M. 
John Houston, driving a three horse dray. 
R. M‘ Robert, driving a three horse dray. ' 
Neram herein 1 Aboriginal boys, to drive the 
Cootachah S sheep, track, fyc. 
