I gave them all the information they asked, and showed them my map; but they and Gosse's expedition went further up the line to the Alice springs, in the McDonnell Ranges, for a starting-point.

I was very kindly received here again, and remained a few days.

My old horse Cocky had got bad again, in consequence of his galloping with the packhorses, and I left him behind me at the Charlotte, in charge of Mr.Johnston.On arrival at the Peake, I found that Mr.Bagot had broken his collar-bone by a fall from a horse.

I drove him to the Blinman Mine, where we took the coach for Adelaide.

At Beltana, before we reached the Blinman Mine, I heard that my former black boy Dick was in that neighbourhood, and Mr.
Chandler, whom I had met at the Charlotte Waters, and who was now stationed here, promised to get and keep him for me until I either came or sent for him: this he did.