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Lincoln. Baxter’s range is the nearest point at which 
permanent water can be procured on the west side of 
the head of Spencer’s Gulf, as the Depot creek near 
Mount Arden is on the eastern. Having completed my 
examination of the range, and taken all my observa- 
tions, I spent the remainder of the day in construct- 
ing a chart of my former route from Streaky Bay in 
1839, and in writing out instructions for the overseer 
during my absence, as a guide for him in crossing to 
the westward. 
September 17.— Placing under the charge of the 
overseer, two drays, seven of our best horses, all 
the sheep, one native boy, and two men, I saw him 
fairly started this morning, and wished him a speedy 
and prosperous journey. I had left with me one 
dray, five horses, one man, one native boy, and 
Mr. Scott ; with fourteen days provision and forty 
gallons of water. Steering S. 25° W. for sixteen 
miles, we halted for the night upon a patch of 
tolerable grass but without any water ; I was conse- 
quently obliged to give a bucket of water to each of 
the horses out of the small stock which we had 
brought with us. The country we travelled through 
was low, level, and for the most part covered with 
salsolse, or brush, the latter in some places being very 
dense, and causing great fatigue to the horses in 
dragging the dray through it. 
September 18. — Upon taking a view of the country, 
this morning, previous to starting, it appeared so low 
and level, and held out so little prospect of our finding 
