We travelled this day about four miles and a half N.N.E.along the river side, following a well-beaten path of the natives.
The river was again confined in its own valley, with quartzose rocks (Psammite) on one side, and the falls of the basaltic table land on the other.

Basalt was, however, observed here about on several spots at the left bank, and quartz porphyry composed the ridges near our last encampment.

The river divided here into a great number of anabranches, but all confined in the same valley, and united by intermediate channels.
The bed of it had again become sandy, with small pebbles of pegmatite and quartz.

Casuarinas were plentiful on its banks; the poplar-gum, and the Moreton Bay ash on the adjacent flats; Tristania, with pubescent leaves round some lagoons; narrow-leaved Ironbark, and poplar-gum grew on the hills; and rich grass every where.
The night was clear, but the morning foggy, and the dew very heavy.

The wind was from the northward, and, as usual, very strong after sunset.
May 11 .-- We travelled four miles to the E.N.E.The anabranches of the river continued; the ranges of quartz porphyry approached several times close to the river.