(10.15) Lord. Heavy rain. We left at 7.30; passed thyl Atherton & behind Mr. 3. Van Duren, to J.H. Bapen (Rods). I continued. Mr. T.T. Abbott, no peti ; Mr. Brown driver, with me. Bad weather until beyond Herberton (The Huhur R. in flood). Then gradual clearing. A few creeks with but little water: The Shis Creek around 3-4 tons; Drumgabark Ties. Next Emma Creek. Finally, close to Alman-dan, Crooked Creek. We were pretty battered by atrocious roads. Average 18 m.p.h. & arrived at 5 pm (left Cairns at 7.30 a.m.), & so spent the night at the "Secret House" ("Aliris House"). Seemed at the "pub" of one or two extra carco & mine shafts. On road saw: I gum smoke; 1 scrub turkey, 1 dingo. The dingo was somewhat darker on the back than the one I saw on the way to Mt Spec. It had rather massive jaws and the tail up-curled. Pets: reported doubtful at Chillagoe (Mr. Shepherd) some at Burnjane Creek (Albert Shaw) plenty at Tommy Bano Drive, Taffa Tatts. Some at Vileum Drive, Irvine bank. The way was hilly throughout - then spotted massive seam Herberton. Saw several neat flowering shrubs. Luckily a Hibiscus with white flowers delicately tinted with pink, it bears 5-6 petals. Drain ball in log rich-sided fulling. Some cliffs appear on both sides well back from the road at about 3/4 from east of Alman-dan. No picture. Young man, teacher is 1-room school, has 21 pupils aged 5-16 years. Then Sleep shown at night at Alma-dan. Breakfast at 7. away before Mar. 4. 8 - reached Chillagoe at 9 am. Found Shepherd who was with us all day. Set out to the Kimberley, leaving the granite, some 5 miles from Alman-dan. It's gradually took over from granite just as empty rock with thick beds dipping a few degrees SE & E as high shattered masses rising above the joint level of the road for a hundred feet or so. Chillagoe village is a pretty locality. There are bij