I had not walked a quarter of a mile before I found about 200 gallons in a gully, and, following down the gully, we found a fine pool in a sandy bed, enough to last a month.

We were rejoiced at our good fortune, and, returning to where we left the horse, camped for the remainder of the day.

There is not much feed anywhere about these cliffs and gullies, but as long as there is plenty of water the horses will do very well.

To-morrow I intend going back to meet the party, as the way we came was very crooked, and I hope to save them many miles.

It is certainly a wretched country we have been travelling through for the last two months, and, what makes it worse, the season is an exceptionally dry one; it is quite summer weather.