200 JOURNEY FROM STREAKY BAY 
all. After a long stage of twenty-five miles nearly 
due east, we halted at a high ridge similar to that 
upon which we encamped last night, with sheets of 
granite exposed on its surface, and rain water lodged in 
the hollows. The horses were all completely knocked 
up with the severe labour of this day’s stage; I 
ascertained the latitude of the camp to be 32° 47' 40" 
S. and the variation of the compass which increased 
as we advanced to the eastward, was now 4° 12' E. 
The Gawler range was now distinctly visible, ex- 
tending from N. 15° W. to N. 65° E. and presenting 
the broken and picturesque outline of a vast moun- 
tain mass rising abruptly out of the low scrubby 
country around. The principal elevations in this 
extensive range, could not be less than two thousand 
feet ; and they appeared to increase in height as the 
range trended to the north-west. To the eastward 
the ranges decreased somewhat in elevation, but 
were still very lofty. 
September 21. — We had another long stage to- 
day of twenty miles, over, if possible, a worse road 
than yesterday, no intermission whatever of the heavy 
steep sandy ridges and dense eucalyptus scrub ; the 
horses were dreadfully jaded, and we were obliged 
to relieve them by yoking up all the riding horses 
that would draw. Even with this aid we did not 
get the journey over until an hour and a half after 
dark. During the day our course had been more to 
the northward of east, and brought us close under 
the Gawler range. At fourteen miles after starting, 
