Gascoyne Junction 
17th May 1919. 
REPORT OF THOS. E. REA 
relative to Dead Horse and Saddle found at GORGE CREEK 
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I respectfully report that I left Station on the 5th April taking 
three police camels and two natives, I proveeded to Mt. Augusta and on 
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making inquiries there I found that there was an old native named 
who informed me that he had directed a man named McLennan, but knoi 
better to the natives as Pingandy (through being in the district for am 
number of years and always trying to get to the head of Pingandy Creek 
in the Ashburton Ranges). I took this old native with me and arrived 
at a place called Walgertharra, which is a gap through the ranges on to 
the Ashburton Falls some 80 miles from Augustus. In this gap I found 
‚a kangaroo soak at which it took some hours to water the camels and then 
went on early next morning, and after travelling some 20 miles over 
rough country came to where the old native last saw the missing man. 
I found traces there of him dolling Kane - this was in or about 
September 1917. E et 
Again going on in. a North Nast direction and after km about 15 
miles: I found traces of where he had been trying some stone. I camped 
| there as Camel 189 was about done. Next morning I left this nacen 
and one of tne boys there as the camel was unable to travel ~ its feet 
pleeding too much through the rough country - and went on in the direct- 
ion of where the old native had seen fires about the latter end of 
November 1917 - the other camel then gave out on the stones. T left t 
them and walked on fortwo days taking only water with me but could not 
reach the range where the fires were seen, I had to return and make 
back for water for ourselves and camels and I travelled all day en 
night and arrived back late the following night to the water in gap. 
I very nearly lost the two young camels, there feet giving out on the 
stones. They were then out four days without water. 
I then made to the furthest out cattle camp on Mt. Augustus and 
tried to get through to the Ashburton but I found that all waters had 
dried up and there has been no rain since October 1917. 
