Stuart crossed his former discovery of Chambers Creek, and made for the Davenport Range, discovered by Warburton, finding many of the mound springs that characterize some parts of the interior.

On the 6th of June he discovered a large creek, which he called the Neale.

It ran through very good country, and Stuart followed it down, hoping to find it increase in volume and value as he went.

In this he was not disappointed, as large plains covered with salt-bush and grass were found, and the party encountered several more springs.

After satisfying himself of the extent and economic value of the country he had found, Stuart was obliged to return; for his horses' shoes had again worn out, and he had a lively and painful remembrance of the misery which his horses had suffered before from the lack of them.
In November of the same year, he made a third expedition in the vicinity of Lake Eyre, but there is little of interest attaching to the Journal of this trip, as his course was mostly over closely explored country.