At Twelve O'clock The
Horses Arrived At The Mouth Of The Creek, And The Boats Half An Hour
Afterwards.
The banks of the creek were very steep, and it was three
o'clock before all the provisions were got over.
The creek was named
Byrne's Creek, after one of the present party, who had accompanied Mr.
Evans in his former journey.
May 1. - The creek fell upwards of a foot during the night, by which some
of the articles in the large boat received damage. Commenced the survey
of the river from this point. The flats on both sides the river were
very extensive, and in general good; the same timber and grass as usual;
the stream was from thirty to forty yards broad on an average. There was
not even a hillock on which to ascend during this day's route, so that
our view was bounded by less than a mile on each side of the river.
Traces of the natives were observed, but no natives were seen. The boats
were much impeded by fallen timber: it was half past two o'clock when
they arrived at the place where I intended to halt, although we had only
gone between nine and ten miles.
The trees on the immediate banks of the river were very large and
ramified, but few of them were useful: another species of callitris was
seen to-day.
May 2. - Our journey this day was very fatiguing, the grass being nearly
breast high, thick, and entangled. The soil is tolerably good within a
mile and a half of the banks:
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