The food of the natives here, as in other parts of the interior, appeared to be seeds of various kinds.

They had even been amongst the spinifex gathering the seed of the mesembryanthemum, of which they must obtain an abundant harvest.

The weather, a little before this time, had been very cold, but was now getting warmer every day.

As we had been advancing northwards towards the Tropics, I was not surprised at this.
The sky also was clear, generally speaking, but we had observed for the last two or three months that it was invariably more cloudy at the full of the moon than at any other period.
As our recent journey proved that in going to the westward on the 5th inst., we had wandered from the creek, and that instead of holding on in that direction, it had changed its course considerably to the eastward of north, I determined, after we should all have had a day of rest, to trace the channel upwards, in order to satisfy myself as to what became of it.
On the 10th, therefore, Mr.Browne and myself with Flood, mounted our horses, with the intention of tracing it up until we should have ascertained to what point it led.

We passed through some very pretty scenery in the proximity of the lagoon where it was lightly wooded, with an abundance of grass; and I could not help reflecting with how much more buoyant and pleasurable feelings we should have explored such a country, when compared with the monotonous and sterile region we had wandered over.