After following the tracks for nine miles we came to a water-hole and had breakfast; afterwards we succeeded in overtaking the horses in a grassy flat, about thirteen miles South-South-East from our last night's bivouac.

The last few miles our troublesome load became very awkward and heavy.

One of the horses had broken his hobbles.

Continuing in about the same course for six miles, we struck about West-South-West for ten miles, and reached camp, where we found all well, at 6 p.m.Barometer 28.64; cloudy.
AN OLD NATIVE.
10th.
Started again this morning in company with Mr.Monger and Jemmy, to explore the country to the eastward, leaving Mr.Hamersley to shift the party to our bivouac of the 2nd instant, about twenty-four miles South-East from here.

After travelling East-North-East for six miles, we came upon a very old native at a fire in the thicket.