Numerous requests were now made to me to be allowed to put various articles upon the horses, all of which I felt myself obliged to meet by a steady refusal; but this refusal, dictated entirely by the necessity of the case, raised angry and discontented feelings, tending to diminish materially the individual zeal and energy which were so much required at this juncture to ensure our success.
DEPARTURE FOR THE INTERIOR.

DIFFICULTIES OF THE ROUTE.
On the 29th we began in the afternoon to load our horses.

Mr.Walker's pathway was completed by means of a number of circuitous and sharp turnings: it led directly up the face of cliffs which were almost precipitous and 180 feet in height.

To commemorate the completion of this really laborious undertaking I named the valley Walker's Valley.
TROUBLESOME ASCENT FROM THE VALLEY.

SICKNESS AND MORTALITY AMONG THE HORSES AND STOCK.
The ponies, though weak, bore their burdens and submitted to the packsaddles better than I had hoped.