to Baxter’s range. 
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several salt lakes were seen among the hills at inter- 
vals. The rock of which the hills were composed 
was now changed from a porphoritic granite to a 
reddish quartz, which was scattered all over the front 
hills in loose small fragments. The latitude of 
our camp was 32° 30' 35'' S. 
September 24. — Our road was firmer to-day, over 
a red gritty soil of sandy loam and gravel. The 
hills were still covered with quartz, but decreasing 
perceptibly in elevation as we advanced to the east. 
At about eight miles we were lucky enough to find 
a puddle of rain water, and at once halted for the 
day to rest and refresh the horses. Having ascended 
a high peak near the camp, I found I was surrounded 
by a mass of hills on every side ; they gradually 
increased in elevation as they stretched to the north- 
west, becoming lower at a bearing of north, and 
quite detached to the north-east ; resembling so 
many islands in the level waste around them. 
September 25. — Moving from our camp early we 
had an excellent road, and travelled rapidly for about 
twenty miles, nearly due east, halting for the night 
under a high red hill, where we found some rain 
water for our horses ; but the grass was very scarce. 
After dinner I ascended the hill near the camp and 
obtained a distant view of Mount Brown, and the 
range on the east side of Spencer’s Gulf. To the 
north was one vast sea of level scrub, and in the 
midst of it a lake ; but seemingly of no very great 
size. A few elevations were seen to the south-east, 
