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water in the puddles around us. We crossed princi- 
pally during the day, a rather heavy sandy country, 
but were now encamped in plains of a firmer and 
better character for the drays. 
September 14. — Travelling on through open plains 
with loose gravelly stones, lying on their surface, 
we passed to the south of a small table-topped hill, 
visible from Mount Arden, and very much resem- 
bling the fragments of table land that I had met 
with to the north. This however was somewhat 
larger than those, and though steep-sided as they 
were it did not disclose the same white strata of 
chalk and gypsum, its formation being more rocky 
and of rather a slaty character. 
September 15. — Pushing on rapidly over extensive 
plains very similar to those we had already crossed, 
we arrived, after a long stage, under Baxter’s range, 
and encamped upon a small channel coming from it, 
with abundance of water and good grass. This 
range is high and rocky, rising abruptly out of the 
plains, and distinctly visible from Mount Arden, 
from which it is about fifty miles distant. Its for- 
mation is entirely conglomerate of rather a coarse 
description. Among its rugged overhanging steeps 
are many of the large red species of wallabie similar 
to those we had seen to the north at the Scott. Two 
of these we shot. The latitude of our camp at Bax- 
ter’s range was 32° 40' S. 
September 16. — Remained in camp to-day to rest 
the horses and prepare for dividing the party, as 
