Beyond this he went another 30 miles, but finding himself amongst saline swamps and scrub, he then returned to the depot.

Tietkins and his companion were not so successful.

At their furthest point they had come across a large number of natives, who, after decamping in a terrified manner, returned fully armed and painted for war.

No attempts of the two white men to open friendly communication or to obtain any information from them had succeeded.
A slight shower of rain having replenished the well they were camped at, Giles determined to make a bold push to the west, trusting to the powers of endurance of his camels to carry him on to water.
On reaching the dam that he had formerly visited, he was agreeably surprised to find that it had been nearly filled by the late rains.

As it now contained plenty of water for their wants, and there was good feed all around, they rested by it until the supply of water began to show signs of declining.
On the 16th of September, 1875, he left the Boundary Dam, as he called it, and commenced to try conclusions with the desert to the westward.