This Movement Caused Them To Pause And Seeming To Think Better Of Their Original Intention They Ceased To Annoy Or Follow The Little Party, Which Pursued Its Way For Five Miles Further, When They Camped In The Bed Of The Stream.

Its character for the 8 miles they had followed it up was scrubby and sandy:

Its course nearly west - long gullies joined it from each side walled with sandstone. They caught two turtles for supper. Total distance travelled 26 miles.

'November 15. - Making an early start, the party followed up the Staaten for eight miles, the general course being about N.E. Here it was jointed by Cockburn creek, which they ran up until they reached the cattle party encamped at the lagoons, where the Leader had marked trees STOP. They had reached this place on the 13th inst., without further accident or disaster, and seeing the trees, camped as instructed. It was nearly 30 miles from the junction of the Staaten, the country scrubby, thickly timbered, and very broken. Total distance 38 miles.

'November' 16. - The whole party was moved down Cockburn Creek, that being the only practicable route. It was the alternative of poor grass or no grass. The trend of the creek was about N.W. by W. At twelve miles they encamped on its bed. A red steer and a cow were left behind poisoned; and another horse, "Marion" was suffering severely from the same cause. They were unable to detect the plant which was doing so much mischief, which must be somewhat plentiful in this part of the country.

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