Then. Oct 7. Stemid the Pseudochens. Then in turn camp & return to Cairns. Sept Cup 8.30. Reaches Cairns at 3 -pm. Refeckig for departure in a.m. Fri. Oct 8. This marks third resumption of the recommencer trip. Lipt. Cairns by 10 a.m. Trial for Townsville, which arrived at at 7.30 pm. Bellenden Ker clouded. No rain known - Very dry everywhere. Mountain of Coast advance & recede. Man just m. y Cardwell. Another s. f. the Tully R. The Tully valley fairly gum, as is that of the Herbert. In latter case mountains out of sight. Seen one mtn of Scaview Ra (Mt Spec). Vegetation Semi-Scrub as far as Tully, mixed with tree sends & patches of grass. Further south it is all open forest. Necessary to draw the rain-forest lines on a grid map, as small scale maps will not accommodate. Sat. Oct. 9. Train for Mt Isa leaves 11 a.m. On this trip alone see only the Terrain as far as Pentland & for Warrigal which the train reaches just at dark. At day break I shall be at Julia Creek (398 mi). Due at Mt Isa Cloncurry (481 mi) at 9.40 a.m.; Mt Isa (608 mi) 3.15 p.m. Oct 10th First 2 hours. Through broad open forest, Plate gradually rising. Hills begin to encroach on either side, just before descent to open valley of Reid River (35 mi.). All very barren & dry! This basin is separated from the Bundekin R by a low pass & the Lochard Range - higher part (982 ft) at Mungela. The Bundekin is passed near Macrossan (793 ft+ + 69 miles out of Townsville). Sed hawtay cap-rocks to s. between Reid & Bundekin Haytham Valley (photo - looking SE). 2 To co-mutter for success, hills. Summit plat- (pringle). The Bundekin is an enormous river - close to Macrossan (70 1/2 mi), crossed by a high steel bridge. Its bed is broad, flat & well sand