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in a small gorge about three-quarters of a mile to the north of our 
track. The fatal poison plant Gastralobium grandiflorum was 
obtained here for the first time. I did not expect to find it this 
side of King’s Creek, and shall now take extra precautions against 
losing any of my camels. At thirteen and a half miles we arrived 
at Reedy Creek, which was followed, half a mile north, to the foot 
of some high, perpendicular, and bare rocks. We camped at a 
small reedy waterhole, into which the water runs from a large 
permanent pool immediately beneath the rocks. The creek forms 
a waterfall about 50ft. in height above the permanent pool. Other 
and smaller rockholes exist higher up the rock. A few acres of 
reeds and rushes surround the water near the camp. Fine large 
gums grow in profusion in and near the stream. Another spring, 
similar in every respect to that giving rise to Reedy Creek, exists in 
a branch creek a short distance to the eastward. Our camp is 
near Mr. HE. Giles’s and Dr. ©. Chewings’ marked trees. Several 
varieties of ferns were found growing in the interstices of the rocks 
near the permanent pool, which is about 20yds. in diameter. My 
astronomical observations occupied me until midnight. 
Monday, June 11th.—Camp No. 80, Reedy Creek; bar. 27-99in., 
ther. 39% lat. 24° 17 49” S., long. 131° 388° 25” E.; height 1,908ft. 
This being one of the localities in which it was expected that 
valuable additions would be made to the zoological, botanical, 
and geological collections, I decided to camp here for two days. 
Accompanied by Mr. Cowle and two black boys I started in a 
westerly direction with the intention of connecting my route with 
Mr. W. C. Gosse’s at King’s Creek. Travelling over casuarina 
sandhills and spinifex for five miles to King’s Creek we found Mr. 
Gosse’s marked tree on the eastern bank of the creek. This gum 
tree (Hucalyptus tessalaris) has now been undermined by repeated 
floods and retains its erect position only by reason of its exception- 
ally large roots, which are fully exposed. In all probability before 
many more years elapse another flood will entirely obliterate this 
important mark. In order, therefore, to identify its position I have 
arranged with Mr. Cowle for the erection of a large cairn of stones 
6tt. in height. with a centre pole, on a stony hill bearing exactly 
N.W. 45°, and distant nineteen chains from it. The following 
bearings and distances to surrounding hills will further establish 
the position of the tree, which was excellently marked on the south 
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side by Mr. E. Berry, Mr. Gosse’s lieutenant, GO S:—Point of 
ridge near creek, distant thirty-six chains, 15° 20’; stony ridge A, 
distant nineteen chains 45°; mulya hill, about thirty chains distant, 
