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north. ‘Two miles and we gained the top of a sandridge. Now 
we changed our course to 272° 10’ in the direction of one of two 
low stony rises, crossing on the way some porcupine sandridges, 
which here are about 200yds. apart, and mulga flats, until we 
reached the Goyder in two and three-quarter miles. Athwart the 
river, which at this spot has a width of about 250yds., we entered 
a well-grassed mulga scrub. At five and a half miles we altered 
our bearing to 245° 10’ in the direction of a very prominent hill. 
At one and a half, three and a half, four and a half, five and a 
half, and at nine and a half miles we crossed some small gum 
creeks trending southward and eventually joiming the Goyder. 
With eleven and a half miles covered we changed our bearing to 
181° 40° for two miles to the river, which we then followed upon 
a course of 216° 10’ for three miles. It being now two hours 
after sundown we decided to camp without water, having travelled 
in all twenty-seven miles. Since we last crossed the Goyder river 
the country passed over has consisted of a loose red loam timbered 
with mulga and abundantly grassed. The river at our camp has a 
well-defined channel filled with white sand, and is over 400yds. 
wide. Stunted river gums appear all over the river bed and along 
the banks. From appearances I should judge that this river 
has not been in flood for many years; yet there are indications 
of the occurrence of high floods, and in such seasons the river 
must contain an immensé volume of water. On examining our 
supply of food [ find that we have barely two days’ supply; sugar 
and salt have been entirely forgotten. 
Thursday, May 17th.—Camp No. 11, Goyder river ; bar 28°95in., 
ther. 35°. A start was made at 7°3U a.m., on a bearing of 290° 
30’, in the direction of the high hill towards which we travelled 
yesterday. Our course at the beginning was through well-grassed 
open mulga scrub, similar to that already mentioned. ‘Three miles. 
on, however, the country changed to porcupine sandridges timbered 
with native poplar, low grevillia. and cassia bushes. This con- 
tinued to the foot of the hill, which we reached after travelling 
for five miles. The elevation, which I have named Mount Peters- 
wald, after W. J. Peterswald, Esq., Commissioner of Tolice, 
consists of ferruginous sandstone with a capping of cherty shale. 
From its summit an extensive view was obtained; numerous. 
detached masses of table top ranges and hills, some of considerable: 
height, were visible towards the west. ‘To the south the large 
gums of the Goyder river could be distinctly traced to a point ten 
miles S.S.W. ‘able ranges then intervened; also six miies. 
distant, bearing 208° 10’, a peculiar escarped round hill resembling 
Crown Point; two rugged, isolated, and very prominent high 
