ing ridge range. 5.48 The first well defined river channel, going to gulf. 5.50 Mostly red sandy ridges now cut by numerous creeks and gullies. Well defined and very numerous hills with smooth rounded or rocky rough tops to left as out- line to range, now about 10 miles to left. 5.55 Crossed railway. Scattered hills all arpund. Vegetation seems mostly spinife and low Eucalyptus. 6.0 Cloncurry. Mostly river gum with silver tea tree in river. 6.5 Left Cloncurry. March 24th. 6.5 Left Cloncurry. 6.25 Getting light enough to see plainly. Since Cloncurry rugged mountain country. Wind of 5 m. Roughest terrain 6.20-6.25; perhaps the main range of these parts. Some very distinct long scarps and perhaps reefs. Country brown appearance. Wide hilly valleys cut by rivers. 6.30 Valleys broader and separated by narrow belts of hills. Rock brown and dip- ping to NW at sharp angle. Almost vertical at times. 6.35 Mount Ex. 6.40 Left Mount Ex. River like the Cloncurry with mostly river grass. Hills of a big spinifex and small scattered gums (Snapping gum) Rock almost cinnamon brown. 6.54 Crossed big creek running SW and taking many feeders indicated by narrow ribbons of green trees. Country much rugged since leaving Mount Ex. Much weathered hills showing white brick reefs at intervals. Big areas pale downs perhaps 15-20 miles to left beam. 7.1 Big creek(dry) with several narrow brown sandy channels going S. 1 mile to left big patches Acacia scrub. 7.2 Over big treeless plain 1 x 3/4 miles, partly bare ground and partly grass and chenopods (?): some red ant hills: appearance dry lake bed amongst low spinifex and gum hills. 7.11 Big creek, several channels, full water holes. Downs advance and retreat on left. Soil taking a darker red. Great deal bare ground with only scattered spini-