The second in charge was L.A.Wells.

As the expedition was in the main destitute of any striking results, a short synopsis of the journey will satisfy our requirements.
Shortly after the expedition crossed the border-line between South Australia and West Australia, Mr.Leech, one of the responsible officers, was despatched on a fruitless trip northward to search for traces of the ill-fated Gibson, who had perished with Giles some seventeen years previously.

The expedition then proceeded via Fort Mueller to Mount Squires, where water was obtainable.

Thence a south-west course was taken to Queen Victoria's Spring.

In latitude 29 degrees, 270 miles south of Mount Squires, the eastern end of a patch of good pastoral country was observed.