Part 6 (2/2)

After recruiting at Eucla, five or six daysthe country to the northward, care being taken to place in security, by burying in casks or otherwise, such provisions, etc, as ht not be necessary for the northern excursion

On returning to Eucla from the north, the expedition is to make a final start overland for Adelaide, by such route as you may deem advisable The Surveyor-General is of opinion that via Port Lincoln, and thence to Adelaide by steamer, would be the preferable route; but of this you will be the best judge, after receiving information fro South Australia, you will dispose of your horses and such re stores and provisions asall instruments and such pack-saddles and other articles of outfit as youfor future service

On arriving at Adelaide you will report yourself to his Excellency the Governor, and avail yourself of the first favourable opportunity of returning to Perth with your party, and with the remains of your outfit, either by any vessel about to proceed direct to the Swan, or by the earliest e's Sound On application to his Excellency, Sir Jausson, you will be furnished with such means as may be necessary to defray your expenses fro your stay in the former colony

I a, by every means in your power, to cultivate friendly relations with the aboriginal inhabitants of the country you are about to traverse

Such are briefly the general instructions by which it is intended you should be governed in conducting the expedition entrusted to your care and guidance; and I y, zeal, and discretion, for bringing it to a successful issue Theare alone referred to; and, although athem is briefly alluded to, it is by nosuch measures of minor details asthem out

I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,

FRED P BARLEE

DEPARTURE FROM PERTH

The Adur, chartered by the Government, was a vessel of thirty tons, owned by Mr Gabriel Adaives h, the master, and to the crew of the vessel, for the important services they perfor me assistance, not only on board the vessel, but also on shore

We started from Perth on the afternoon of Wednesday, the 30th of March, 1870 His Excellency the Governor accompanied us for about three miles on the Albany Road We had fifteen horses, and provisions sufficient for the journey to Esperance Bay, a distance of about 450 ed, further supplies would await us By the 5th of April we had reached Kojonup, travelling in a north-easterly direction, and then rested four days, leaving for Jerra it on the 13th Our first day's journey brought us to Mr Graham's homestead, near which we bivouacked; thence our route lay in an easterly direction, at first through good grassy country with jaum trees and shea oaks, by way of Etticup, Martinup (where we bivouacked on the night of the 10th), and Nigalup, beyond which were scrubby sand-plains extending southwards towards the Stirling range On the following night we caranite rocks The next day's journey extended to Koorarkup, where we again rested Our rate of travel was froan to experience inconvenience from want of water A little stream, the Pallinup, was salt, and there were salt pools on the route between our last ca

Around Jerrarassy country, but beyond it we passed over scrubby undulating plains for about sixteen ht of the 14th, on a sranite rocks called Dwertup At this spot there ater, but very little feed for the horses My observations showed that ere in latitude 33 degrees 1 ress will be best narrated by extracts from my Diary A reference to the map will show that as yet we had not reached the track of Eyre, who had followed the coast to King George's Sound; but by the 16th of April we had reached his line of route

April 15th

Travelled to the north of east, and at seven ranite rocks in bed, and saltwater pools After travelling over stony undulating country for twenty-one ranite rocks, called Cooh stony country, crossing several brooks with salt pools of water in theood deal of searching, found some fresh water in a small brook near the river The immense pools in the Phillips were as salt as sea water Distance travelled about twenty-five miles

VIEW OF THE SEA

17th (Sunday)

Did not travel Went this h hill in Eyre's Range, called Annie's Peak, which we reached after one and a half hour's hard cli It is the steepest hill I ever attempted to ascend We had a splendid view of the sea--the first since leaving Perth--and I also obtained a fine round of angles and bearings

On our return, found Billy had shot five ducks, and To it very suddenly cahten, and soon rained in torrents, and, as ere rather unprepared, we did not pass a very pleasant night

18th

Just as we had collected the horses it coot under way, however, by 9 o'clock, steering in about an easterly direction over sandy, scrubby country, and at ten miles crossed a brook with salt pools in it, and afterwards reached a large river of salt water, which we followed about twocalled Jerdacuttup

It rained in torrents the whole day, blowing hard from the southward, so that all were drenched e halted

19th

After travelling about twenty-three miles, in an easterly direction, we reached a salt lake, called Parriup, and caranite rocks near ca nine miles, reached Mr Campbell Taylor's station on the Oldfield River, and rested for the re the party, with instructions to reach and camp on north side of Stokes' Inlet, distant about twenty miles, I ith Mr Taylor to the s to East Mount Barren, but was disappointed, the weather being very hazy

Accompanied by a native of Mr Taylor's, followed on the tracks, but, night setting in, we made the best of our way to where I expected to find the party, but could see nothing of theht without food, and, orse, without a fire, having neither , by which means I fared aroo skin

As it blew and rained in torrents ined than described