Coen 
7/11/22 
Dear Up, White 
in my letter of last mail, 24/10/22. 1 told you ge 
was going to try the scrub to the east of Coen, about the head 
of that river and of Lankelly creek, as I heard that conditions 
were favourable there. After posting it I heard of a couple of 
other places, (Klondyke, 3. E. end of kocky scrub; and Massey Bx 
on the cast side), that promiscd to be even petite ud decided 
to try them first. I have been to both places, and am sorry to 
` have T report no success at either, Klondyke needed no more 
than a glance over, to decide that it was n0,5006; but the lassey 
river country appeared to be an ideal place, The sorubs there 
are the best that 1 have yet seen up north; but the remarkable 
scarcity of bird life and the few species met with in them; has 
got me puzsled, À ain forwarding the notes up to date, so it is 
no good reiterating what little is in them, ` 
On reaching here today wired you as follows." Have been right ` 
round to Massey river stop Drought conditions prevailing every- 
where stop Only one chance of finding suitable country loft", ` 
1 intended trying the serub to the cast of here and if that was 
| good; to wire you again susgesting the abandonment of. the 
` trip and asking your advice, re poceeding to the Alligator river 
` Since the arrival of the mail, by which, ! received two letters 
rom vou, dated October 15 and 22, the latter registered, I 
= have been in a quandary as to what to ao 
