[Explorations in Australia by John Forrest]@TWC D-Link bookExplorations in Australia CHAPTER 5 165/237
The country passed over to-day was along and through ranges which are no doubt the Barrow Ranges of Mr.Gosse.The flats are very grassy, but the hills are covered with spinifex.
My brother marked a tree at this camp F 73, and observed the latitude to be about 26 degrees 4 minutes, but was unable to get very good observation on account of clouds.
The Ficus Platypoda was also found here, loaded with ripe fruit. GILES'S CAMP. 16th (Sunday). Steering about East-North-East towards the ranges, we passed over very miserable spinifex plains and red sand-hills the whole way, about thirty miles.
After reaching the ranges we followed up a fine grassy wide flat, splendidly grassed, although old; and on the flat were innumerable horse-tracks--unmistakable evidence of horses being camped for months in this neighbourhood.
Kept on up the gully and flat for about a mile and a half, when Windich found a gum-tree marked E.GILES OCT.
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