About noon Windich's horse could go no farther, and mine was not much better.

What was to be done?
We nearly finished what water we had with us.

The party were coming on to-day, and were depending on us to find water.

I determined not to follow the track any farther, but to search for water ourselves.

The horses were unable to move; we therefore decided to leave them and go for a search on foot.
Windich said he had seen emu tracks, and he thought they were making south.