About two miles west of camp I ascended a remarkable hill and took a round of bearings, naming it Mount Bates, after the Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society.
FARING SUMPTUOUSLY.
30th.
Left camp F 52 in company with Tommy Windich, taking one pack-horse, to find water ahead eastward.

Steered East-North-East over salt marshes and spinifex sand-hills, and at about eleven miles found water in some clay-pans, and left a note telling my brother to camp here to-morrow night.

Continued on and found several more fine water-pans and fine grassy patches.

Ascended a range to get a view ahead.

In every direction spinifex, more especially to the north; to the east some low ranges were visible, about twenty miles distant, towards which we proceeded.