Sighted Mount Gould, which bore North 58 degrees East magnetic.

Marked a white gum-tree F 20, being 20th camp from Geraldton.
MEETING NATIVES.
2nd.
Steered straight for Mount Gould, North 58 degrees East, for sixteen miles, when I found I had made an error, and that we had unknowingly crossed the river this morning.

After examining the chart, I steered South-East towards Mount Hale and, striking the river, we followed along it a short distance and camped at some brackish water, Mount Hale bearing North 178 degrees East, and Mount Gould North 28 degrees East.

Barometer 28.96; thermometer 77 degrees at 5.30 p.m.As Pierre was walking along, he suddenly turned round and saw four or five natives following.

Being rather surprised, he frightened them by roughly saying, "What the devil you want here ?" when they quickly made off.