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Friday, May 25th.—Camp No. 18, Finke river; bar. 29-04in., 
ther. 42°. No fish were found in the large net set overnight. 
Karly this morning F. Warman led us across a cane grass flat to 
his camp. Here both salt and fresh waterholes exist, near which 
about a dozen aboriginals were encamped. We obtained a new 
kind of lizard and various articles of native workmanship for the 
collection. I also engaged another black boy, Tommy, who pro- 
fessed to know al! the ranges we contemplate visiting. ‘Tommy was 
perfectly nude, and soon prepared himself for his journey by merely 
fixing a leather strap round his waist. I mounted him on the 
Charlotte Waters camel, and then continued the journey up the 
Finke, crossing it six times in twenty miles. The flats on both 
sides of the river vary in width, but never exceed half a mile. 
They are generally well grassed, with an abundant growth of cotton- 
bush and saltbush. Beyond the flats high red sandridges covered 
with porcupine grass and low bushes extend for some distance. At 
7 p.m., having travelled twenty-one and a half miles in a general 
W.N.W. direction, we camped on the Finke river, near a water- 
hole designated Ampire. 
Saturday, May 26th.—Camp No. 19, Finke river; bar. 28°94in., 
ther. 48°; height above sea level 944ft. Started early, consequent 
upon my intention to make Henbury Station to-night. Crossing 
the Finke immediately after leaving our camp, on a bearing of 327°, 
across red sandridges covered with porcupine, we reached the junc- 
tion of Palmer and Finke rivers at two and three-quarter miles. 
A fair sized and rather deep waterhole marks the confluence of 
these rivers. We continued, on a bearing of 343°, over red sand- 
ridges and river flats, the latter being fairly well grassed. When 
one mile and a half had been completed, and again at the end of 
three and three-quarter miles, we crossed the Finke river. At four 
and three-quarter miles we altered our course to 315° for two and a 
quarter miles, and to 318° 30’ for the subsequent two and a quarter 
miles, across porcupine sandhills, to a low stony rise. From this 
ascent I obtained an extensive view of the valley of the Finke river, 
and could trace the tortuous course which this stream here pursues. 
Low hills are observable in all directions. Resuming then our jour- 
ney on a bearing of 318° 20! across a level and splendidly-grassed 
plain, on which a few patches of stones occur at intervals, we, at 
three and a half miles, four and a half miles, and four and three- 
quarter miles, crossed the three small gum creeks. At five and a 
half miles we met Mr. E. W. Parke, who, after welcoming the party 
very kindly, offered us the use of his head station. At sundown, 
having travelled eight and a quarter miles on the last bearing, we 
camped on the Finke river, near Henbury Station, having made, in 
