Set. Jan 10. Tempe. 3 a.m. 73°; 6 a.m., 76°. Left Angellala on "Western Rail" Train for Mirrabooka, near Offham, where Mr N. Geary had invited me. The way leads thru quartitis & Mulga to Charleville, Then I met Mr. Buchanan & Mr. A.A. Baker, Mayor of Charleville. The latter very anxious that I should go out to the Carnarvon Range, 160 miles north, where abrigoid burials and cuttings of "barks" in caves are plentiful. There was a dining car which was put on at Mitchell. A sleeper was cut off at Charleville. Around last salt, 13 miles W. of Charleville, where the Quilpie line branches N., I saw a "bottle bush"- like shrub, 4-8 ft., with large orange inflorescences. A pink-flowered tree along the tracks. Along toward Dilkaka (517 miles) the mulga is smaller & closer. Day lage "dorms" at Wyandie and Cleverton, quite the impression of artificial clearing, but Mr. Geary assures me that all such forest-cleared areas are completely natural. Quantities of pink heusted, pearl gray galekas fanata. Plants everywhere very bad. Large red mounded Territorian ; the latter sometimes taken over by large active bleekie road-making ant. Mr. Geary's station at Mirrabooka is on a "fore drain" - small stream flowing from an antecedent fore hole. It is a fine large sheep property with an excellent home, well screened, with ample water piped to the room. A delightful shower. Trees around include tamarisk, "pie" ( ), "box" ( ), gidgie ( ). We at noon set out 20 mouse traps in spots that looked fairly promising (The yield was a single mouse home). We had roast lent shank potatoes with fried custard pudding. Then till I go awaked up. (The family is away, Dr. S. above). I sling my hammock out on the porch, but a wind for 12+2+4:00 cooled the air that I had to more inside.