He had not been able to follow me, in consequence of the foot-soreness of his horse, but he had succeeded in finding a small spring at the foot of Mount Lang, near which the natives had often and recently encamped.
May 15 .-- We returned to our camp.

The natives [These natives are probably the same as, or are connected with, the tribe that frequent Rockingham Bay, who have always been noticed for their friendly bearing in communications with ships visiting that place.

Rockingham Bay is situated due east from the position of Dr.Leichhardt's party .-- Note by Capt.
King.] had visited my companions, and behaved very amicably towards them, making them not only presents of spears and wommalas, but supplying them with seed-vessels of Nymphaea, and its mealy roasted stems and tubers, which they were in the habit of pounding into a substance much resembling mashed potatoes.

They took leave of my companions to go to the sea-coast, pointing to the east and east by south, whither they were going to fetch shells, particularly the nautilus, of which they make various ornaments.
May 16 and 17 .-- We moved our camp about twenty miles N.N.W.to latitude 18 degrees 16 minutes 37 seconds, to one of the head brooks of Big Ant-hill Creek.

We travelled the whole distance over the basaltic table-laud without any impediment.