My farthest point I found to be in latitude 24 degrees 38' and longitude 130 degrees.

For the second time I had reached nearly the same meridian.

I had been repulsed at both points, which were about a hundred miles apart, in the first instance by dry stony ranges in the midst of dense scrubs, and in the second by a huge salt lake equally destitute of fresh water.

It appears to me plain enough that a much more northerly or else more southerly course must be pursued to reach the western coast, at all events in such a country, it will be only by time and perseverance that any explorer can penetrate it.

I think I remarked before that we entered this little glen through a pass about half-a-mile long, between two hills of red sandstone.