_turn back as I would have perished with the two young -oatdle.” I Ye 
_ trying for years to get back again up the Creek to the Ashburton River 
blows and the country for miles sok A 
Ashburton, as I consider it impossible for him to take his sulky over the 
other buskmen in that part say no body has got through yet and it is not 5 
3。 | 
When I crossed the Ranges over the Ashburton Falle some 120 miles 
frou Ute Augustus I struck the cattle zone on the Ashburton and followed 
the creek which I think is Gorge Creek towards the Ashburton River and p> 
came in sight of Mt. Bashama. I found all water dited up and all stock 
dead and all game lying with the dead cattle and horses in the big ag | 
which I was informed had never been known to dry before. I then had 
to Mt. Augustus. 
On making inquiries I find that no one has ever been further than the 
Gap at Walgertharra except this old native who at one time in a wet season 
with other natives had gone to the head of Pingandy Creek. 
One old Stockman who knew missing man informed me that McLennan had 
in the early days come up Pingandy Creek and found gold and he had been 
but could not do so, which now explains why he had tried to get through 
from the Goalee River. 
: The ranges run Nor th and South and a’ 
ie big floaters 
from them, which cut the camels feet the first half day on them. 
I feel sure that he will be near where the fires were seen in 1917, 
and that his horse got away from him and went over the Falls on to the 
Falls unless: he struck a gap near Pingandy Creek. 
The rain which fell in October 1917 would be about 80 points. 
He must have worked on until it dried up on him and he perished. Fires 
were geen for two nights at the head of Pingandy Ranges. 
I would have liked very much to get through to Pingandy Ranges as 
known what sort of country is there , and 1 might have been within a few 
yards of the missing man's sulky when I had to turn back. If I had gone 
on the two camels would have perished and we finished our water at about 
9 a. m. and were without until 10 p. m. that night. 
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