1948 Archbold Cape York Expedition December 8, 1947 to December 4, 1948
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Aug. 23 (Cont'd) Following is a record of distances and altitudes made on the trip from Lakeland's Battery yesterday. Altitudes by my aneroid; time by Geoff's watch: 1:40 Left camp at Lakeland's old battery site on Claudie Ck. Alt. 1400'. 2:08 Mango tree at fork of trails. Alt. 1800'. 2:28 First small creek; Nesbit water. 1680'. 2:35 2nd. small creek; Nesbit water. 1700'. 3:00 Larger creek (George, Don and Willie camped here on outward trip); Nesbit water. 1800' 3:07 2nd larger creek. 1800'. (Note: Elevations of 1850' noted between 2nd small creek, Nightcamp Ck., and 2nd large creek). 3:15 East edge of 1st grass pocket, and end of continuous rainforest of the Rocky Scrub. 1800'. Teatree and Casuarina. Poor grass. 3:20 West edge of 1st pocket. 1780'. 3:22 East edge of 2nd pocket. Red stringy-bark first appears here. 3:24 West edge 2nd pocket. 3:25 East edge 3rd grass pocket. 1800'. Red stringy-bark and some grass tree. Good grass for horses at lower end. Alf camped here with horses when first party camped farther on in rainforest on way to Lakeland's battery. Remains of a large packing case probably indicate that military MP party camped here during war. 3:50 West edge of 3rd grass pocket. Many fanpalms on small creek in rainforest strip, and detour where a horse was bogged in a pig wallow on trip of first party. 3:55 East edge of 4th grass pocket. J.A. Tree. 1800'. Timber largely red stringy and Casuarina. In this pocket a hill with rocky crest and much Casuarina 1830'. 3:44 West edge of 4th grass pocket. 1800'. 3:46 East edge of 5th grass pocket. Pocket begins as a long narrow strip on a ridge crest, and widens lower down. Timber mainly swamp mahogany and casuarina. Willie Alf Young calls this Peach Pocket, and gives the same name to all the pockets east. 4:00 Mammal collecting camp in Campoven Pocket. 1500'. George and I lunch here on the 11th. Rocky creek, narrowly fringed with rainforest containing tall old hoop pines, separates Campoven Pocket from Peach Pocket No. 1. 4:20 Left mammal camp.