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Explorations in Australia

CHAPTER 3
19/84

Passed Mount Hawes, leaving it a little to the north.

From hill near camp, Mount Hawes bore North 295 degrees East magnetic, Mount Merivale North 278 degrees East magnetic, Frenchman's Peak North 243 degrees 30 minutes East magnetic, and the east side of Mondrain Island North 207 degrees 30 minutes East magnetic.
11th.
The horses having strayed back on the tracks last night, we were delayed till 10 o'clock, when only eight of them were brought in.

Sent Tommy in search of the remainder, and, after waiting until 3 o'clock for his return, my brother, Osborn, and Billy went with seven horses and loads; instructed to camp at the first place where there was feed and water, there being no feed at this camp.

McLarty and myself waited until Tommy returned, which he did at sundown, having had to go back twenty-four miles to the bivouac of the 9th.

There being scarcely any feed here, and it being too late to follow after the party, we tied up our horses for the night.


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