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and quartzite ridge, which is, in reality, the western termination of 
the James Range. Professor Tate and Dr. Stirling, under Harry’s 
guidance, here rejoined the main party. The professor had obtained. 
from the black boy a perfect and complete specimen of a trilobite. 
Mr. Keartland during a short halt shot a dingo, whose skull now 
enriches the collection. Altered our course to 6° over porcupine 
ridges, timbered with casuarina and several varieties of eucalyptus. 
At four and a half miles we passed several grass trees (a species of 
Xanthorrhea, probably Anguillarva Australis) and kurrajongs 
(Brachychiton Gregorw). Changing our course to 4° 40’ in the 
direction of a low hill near Glen Edith, we discovered that at five 
miles and twenty-one miles from the point from which we started 
to-day, taking the course we pursued, the sandhills cease and that 
sandstone rocks appear shortly afterwards. Arrived at Glen Edith ; 
we camped, haying travelled twenty-two miles. I found the Tarn 
of Auber, which is ina cleft from 6ft. to 10ft. wide in a low bare 
sandstone ridge, to be quite dry and full of sand and deéris. 
By digging down some 4ft. 1 obtained sufficient water for the 
horses, who, however, would not touch it, the water emitting a 
strong odor of decayed vegetable and animal matter and proving 
unfit for consumption. Good surface water has always been 
obtained here by previous explorers, even in very dry seasons. I 
therefore anticipated being equally fortunate, and with the view of 
saving the camels from unnecessary labor I did not have the kegs 
filled at Laurie’s Creek. The next known supply of water is an 
eight days’ journey off. Mr. Gosse’s marked tree, about eight 
chains west of the Tarn, has been partially burnt and the inscrip- 
tion effaced since Mr. Tietkins removed the overgrown bark in 1889. 
Dr. Chewings’ marked tree, A rs 5 is about two chains south, and 
Mr. Tietkins’ marked tree, 5. ‘a0: is about four chains west of the 
Tarn. <A little grass occurs in the immediate neighborhood of 
Glen Edith. The hills are covered with porcupine. ‘The native fig 
tree (Licus orbicularis), cypress pine (Callitris), and bloodwood 
gum (Hucalyptus terminalis) grow in the interstices of the rocks 
near the water. Otherwise there is nothing specially noticeable at 
this camp, which is 12ft. lower than our last on Laurie’s Creek. 
The native name of the Tarn of Auber is Toonker-boongia. 
Saturday, June 16th.—Camp No. 32, Glen Edith; bar. 27-62in.., 
ther. 34°; lat. 23° 50’ 20"S.; height 2,251ft. Directing the party 
to follow round the low stony ridges to the eastward of the Tarn 
of Auber I ascended the highest point of the ridge bearing N.N.W., 
and one mile from the camp. From here I obtained an exten- 
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