1948 Archbold Cape York Expedition December 8, 1947 to December 4, 1948
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"Water" and arrow by George. Barometer 1200 ft.; 1230 ft. Good runningning water in tree fern gully at 1150-1160 ft., 2 to 3 minutes down slope. 10:25: Left fly and food at marked tree and followed trail ca. south toward head of basin. (Forgot to bring my compass). 10:40: Trail branches at tree marked by George "Tozer Ridge" - "Lookout." Alt. 1430 ft. Lookout at 1500 ft. on westerly turn of main ridge of range. Steep rocky slope covered dense low turkey bush of red and black teatree, Casuarina, pale yellow Hibbertia and Cladium. Going beyond George's trail in turkey bush, could see main range continuing south and covered very dense woody vegetation, perhaps tall turkey bush. Alt. of range on southern continuation about 1600-1700 ft. 11:05: Started along trail leading approx. west in general direction of Mt. Tozer. 11:15: End of trail in dry rocky gully. Started cutting, diagonally up-slope and more to the south, with object of gaining a bench seen from the 1000 ft. peak two days ago. George, in search for water, had got too far down the slope, and on to the beginning of very steep gradient dropping into the gorge that drains the basin. Vegetation changed from poor rainforest to tall turkey bush about 100 yards from end of George's trail. 12:35: Stopped cutting at 1530 ft., having reached and crossed the flat bench at 1500 ft. End of trail on rocky point of a ridge in head-high Casuarina and Agyonis turkey bush, parts of which have grown up after a years-old fire which probably came up from the dry country of the western slope of the range. Unobstructed view of all the basin, the Janet Range to the north, and the peak of Mt. Tozer. Tozer peak rises from opposite side of a broad, apparently swampy stream bed carrying numerous pandan trees, about 100 ft. below my position; summit about 1/3rd mile Nw by N. ?? 10 shot pam from S. end of Mt. Tozer to foot of Lloyd Bay. 12:55: Started back over cut trail. 12:57: Marked tree in gully where water was found on west edge of bench. 1:05: Back at end of George's trail. Alt. 1440 ft. Took 10 minutes to retrace steps on trail that took an hour and 20 minutes continuous cutting through the turkey bush. 1:10: Started back over George's trail. 1:15: Junction Tozer and Lookout trails, 1500 ft. 1:30: Reached marked tree where gear was left. Chose camp site on a small flat ledge on trail. Alt. 1300-1320 ft. Lunch. Cleared place for fly, cut ridge pole, and placed fly and food on a stage above the reach of any dingo that might follow my tracks. Saw no sings of pig on top of range.