THE SCOTT. 
91 
lar hollows fronted by the high steep banks of the 
upper levels, and then crossed some low ironstone 
ridges to a channel emanating from Mount Deception 
range. This I traced through the hills to the west- 
ward without finding any water, and then following 
down the Mount Deception range in its western 
slopes, I examined all the watercourses coming from 
it ; in one, which I named The Scott, after my young 
friend and fellow traveller, I found a large hole of 
rain water among the rocks, and at this I halted to 
rest and feed the horses. The latitude of the water 
in The Scott was 30° 32' S. Pushing on again, 
late in the afternoon, I reached our camp of the 2nd 
August, quite tired, and the horses much fatigued, 
the puddle of water we had found here on our out- 
ward course was now nearly all dried up. 
Auyu&t 7. —Making an early start I returned to 
the Depot Pool, and found the party all well. They 
were, however, just preparing to move away, as the 
water was nearly all gone. The drays were packed 
and everything ready when I arrived ; they had tried 
to obtain water by digging, but had failed, having 
been stopped by hard rock. 
I was now in a very awkward dilemma. The 
water where we were, had been all used, and we must 
consequently remove at once, — but where to, was 
the question ? If I went to the permanent water to 
the eastward, I gained nothing, as I only harassed 
my party by travelling through an almost impracti- 
cable country, over which we must return before 
we could move further to the north, — and if I went 
