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bringing amongst his collection a new and singularly beautiful 
flowering plant which attracted Professor ‘Tate’s attention. The 
occurrence of the plant on the Mount Gillen Range gave the pro- 
fessor the commendable idea of naming it after Mrs. Gillen asa 
slight acknowledgment of the hospitality accorded to the party 
by Mr. Gillen. This is not the oniy new plant discovered by Mr. 
Belt on this expedition. Professor Tate subsequently ascended the 
eastern extremity of the Mount Gillen Range for the purpose of 
“obtaining additional specimens of the plant for his collection; in 
this he succeeded. 
Wednesday, July 18th.—Bar. 27:98in., ther. 17°. Last night 
was exceedingly cold, the thermometer descending to 17°, but at 9 
a.m. it registered 51°. Although we were astir at 5°30 a.m. a 
start was not effected until10 am. I first attended to Mr. Watt's 
requirements, furnishing him with plans and instructions relating 
to the country which he is about to visit and which I explored 
some fifteen years ago. Mr. Gillen came down to the camp to wish 
us farewell. His generosity and extreme hospitality will not be 
readily forgotten by the several members of the expedition. Our 
course to-day was in a general 8.8.E. direction over splendidly- 
grassed plains lightly timbered with drooping acacias and low 
cassia bushes. At nine miles we passed a bend of the Todd river, 
indicated by a dense and impenetrable forest of gum saplings. 
Two and three miles further on we crossed two gum creeks— 
probably the Roe and Laura Creeks —: trending eastward and 
eventually joining the Todd river. ‘The latter stream equals in 
many respects the Finke river, and once more I must regret that 
the time at our disposal does not permit me to explore this very 
important waterway. With twenty miles covered we camped at 
sundown on a small gum creek near the Ooraminna Range. One 
of the camels has eaten a poisonous plant. a species of Stwvansonia, 
a quantity of which we passed through to-day, but having been 
given care and attention it has suffered no serious results. Mr. 
Belt again obtained several rare and probably unknown birds, 
which will constitute a valuable addition to the ornithological 
collection. 
Thursday, July 19th.—Camp No. 51; bar. 28°35in., ther. 39°; 
height 1,522ft. The camels divided into several mobs during the 
night, and two of them could not be found until 10 o’clock. In 
consequence of this a start was not made till very late in the day 
—course 158°. At half a mile we passed through a small gap and 
at one and a quarter miles I ascended a sandstone rise. A high 
prominent dark hill, the most elevated in the Ooraminna Range, 
bears 131° 30’ from here, and is five miles distant I have named 
