 evecks or springs, in them. 
| and sorub country near the souti end of the serub abou 
_ very hot, After we get down off the range there is no breeze to 
be felt, though light clouds are scudding fast enough overhead; — 
at times the heat is intense ,and fine choking dust-clouds make 
"travelling anything but pleasant. Nothing of interest seen on 
the way. Reach cap at lit.Croll about sunset. E could ‘soarcely 
stand when I got ore my horse,my legs from thigh to ankle were 
covered with the same burning rash,that I ee when coning from 
Rocky serub last February. 
puceday- 10/10/22 - Did not at any sleep last night, the pain 
ae of ‘the rash was almost unbearable. Get loaded. up and sph cid pas 3 
-10.30am. Reach Coen 1.50pm, A couple of letters avai ting me #1 
from. last mail ; later on when the mail arrived I received two 
more. The chap that i was expecting from Cooktown did not ‘um 
UP; got a wire stating that he was unable to undertake the trip. 
Heard that there was @ wan coming along later on to-night, Dick | 
Linklater, who would suit me, Talking with some of the: men who 
3 Imew the Rocky well; they could not credit that: it was go ay, 
the main trouble there was always too much eis One who knew ee 
the chester pooket well, told me that if the oreek at the old 
dane had stoppdd running all the others would be quite dry ;as hee 
‘teak oreek was the most permanent thaee; Hone of then knew Es ee 
ee. pockets: to the north of Weville oreek camp had permanent 
Hear that there is suitable eras 
: Renae of of Coen river has ana prrek eine: hike 
