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retains its characteristic scrubby and rugged appearance. A high 
and conspicuous hill, bearing 56° and distant nineteen miles, [ have 
named Mount Strawbridge after W. Strawbridge, Esq., Surveyor- 
General of South Australia. Passing through a wide opening in 
the northern ridge on a bearing of 190° we arrived at the Deep 
Well (196it.), Alambo, in two and three-quarter miles. A Mr. 
Hayes has located himself here and erected yards, troughs, and a 
log hut. After refilling our kegs we continued on a bearing of 
134° for three-quarters of a mile, to where abundant feed existed 
for the camels and horses, and camped.. I observed until midnight 
in order to ascertain the correct position of the well. 
Saturday, July 21lst—Camp No. 58, Alambo; bar. 28°59in., 
ther. 25°, height 1,293ft., lat. 24° 21’ 58” S. Being short of fresh 
meat J purchased a goat from Mr. Hayes this morning. Course 
167° 30’ over porcupine sandhills timbered with casuarina and 
erassy flats. At two and a half miles the sandhills cease and low 
scrubby undulations covered with limestone rubble commence. At 
four miles we altered the course to 150° 30’, crossing at two miles 
a small gum creek, which I presume to be Alice Creek. At two 
and a half miles we reached the top of a low stony hill, and then 
changed the course 189° 30’. One mile and three-quarters had 
been travelled in this direction. and a terrific duststorm was blow- 
ing when we arrived ata large dam constructed in a tributary of 
the Alice Creek. The dam contains a fair quantity of good water. 
At two and a half miles I ascended a low scrubby ridge. At three 
and a half miles crossed to the western side of Alice Creek and 
changed the course to 175° 40’.. Two miles covered on the latter 
bearing, and we crossed a gum creek trending eastward. At two 
and three-quarter miles altered route to 115°, passing at one and 
a quarter miles an old well near the confluence of two gum creeks. 
Changed bearing at two miles to 148° for half a mile, 174° for 
three-quarters of a mile, and 186° 50’ for half a mile, crossing 
meantime three low limestone ridges having a strike of 74°. I 
have named a prominent hill, the highest point in an isolated 
range, bearing 102° and distant seventeen miles, Mount Belt, after 
Mr. F. Belt, naturalist of the expedition. Continued on a bearing 
of 155° 5’ over stony undulations timbered with mulga and cassia 
bushes, but at the end of two and a half miles again encountered 
sandhills covered with porcupine, cassia bushes, and stunted gums 
( Eucalyptus yamophyila) At four miles we camped on a mulga 
flat «amongst the sandhills, having travelled twenty-one miles in all 
during the day. 
Sunday, July 22nd.— Camp No. 54; bar. 28°85in., ther. 20°, 
height 1,03ift. Last night has been the coldest we have yet ex- 
