Compass survey. 
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the Shade, t0° I'ahi*.; at the summit of the hill, aneroid, 24‘§5 inches; 
temperature in the shade, 65° Fahr. At the summit of hill A, I took 
the following bearings, and a rough sketch of the country to the north, 
marking all prominent objects with a letter corresponding to the letter 
given to the bearing. 
Bearings taken at A: G 351° 30'; F 840°; E 326°; D 308°; C 300°; 
B 283°. All bearings magnetic. 
June 2nd, 8 a.m. —Aneroid, 25*7 inches; temperature in shade 78° 
Fahr. Struck camp, and travelled in a direct line towards hill marked 
E in the sketch, and at a distance, which I estimated to be fifteen geo¬ 
graphical miles, we arrived at the right bank of a river, where we camped 
for the night. The country over which we have passed this day is 
destitute of trees, sandy, with patches of grass here and there, and 
gradually slopes downwards from our last camp to our present position. 
6 p.m. : aneroid, 25*98 inches; temperature in the shade, 68° Fahr.; took 
the following bearings:— 
Bearings taken at camp, 2, by river: D 270°; B 204°; A 146°; G100°; 
F 8°. All bearings magnetic. 
June 3 rd, 8 a.m. —Aneroid, 26*05 inches; temperature in shade, 78° 
Fahr. Struck camp, and forded the river, which, after winding in an 
easterly direction from the hill, marked D in the sketch, to a point one 
and a half miles N.E. by E. of the ford, takes a bend to the S.E., passing 
to the west of the hill marked G on the sketch. At a distance of one 
mile below the ford, a large stream from the north flows into the river. 
Continued to travel in the direction of E, and at noon found that we had 
arrived at a point where C and F and our position were in one line of 
bearing—81° and 261° magnetic. During our halt, boiled a thermometer 
and read the aneroid, with the following results : water boiled at 204*3° ; 
aneroid, 25*62 inches; temperature in the shade, 71° Fahr. 3 p.m, 
Besumed our journey, and at 6 30 p.m. reached the summit of the hill E, 
where we camped; estimated distance travelled, nineteen geographical 
miles. Aneroid, 24*60 inches; water boiled at 202*3°; temperature in 
the shade, 64° Fahr. Since leaving camp this morning, the country 
through which we passed was covered with vegetation, and w T e had the 
large stream to the right of us throughout the day. From this hill, E, 
we can see that the river we forded this morning takes its rise in the 
range ol hills to the west of our present position, and flows with a wind-* 
