At the beginning of April, taking with him his former companions of the expedition, Wells renewed the search, and on the 9th at last succeeded in identifying the Joanna Springs of Warburton.

On the 13th some articles belonging to the lost men were found amongst the natives, but he did not at that time find the bodies.

He started again with two members of the West Australia police force, Sub-Inspector Ord and Trooper Nicholson, and native trackers.

This time they were successful in inducing some natives to guide them to the exact spot where the remains lay amongst the spinifex and sand.

The bodies were within six miles of the place where, on the last search expedition, Wells had found articles of equipment with the natives.
G.L.Jones had kept a journal which supplied the clue to the cause of their death.
"He stated in his journal," says Wells, "that they had gone west-north-west for five days after separating from the main party, then travelling a short distance north-east, and that both he and Charles felt the heat terribly and were both unwell.