nothing of him till about a week or ten days before he started on the expedition.  Having followed down the valley of the Thomson, through fine country, from the tree referred to to a point within 270 miles of Burke’s depot at Cooper’s River; they were most desirous to have gone to that place but their supplies were very limited, and the blacks had repeatedly told them through Jemmy, one of the party, who understood their language, that they had not seen any exploring parties with camels.  They therefore deemed it the better plan to strike across, about 50 miles, to the Barcoo, the main head of the Cooper River.  This they accordingly did, and then proceeded to the Warrego, which they followed down till they struck the Darling.  On reaching settled country they were very sorry to hear of the melancholy fate of Burke, Wills, and Gray.  They were hospitably received by the settlers, but the season was dry and their horses fared much worse in the settled districts than in crossing from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the Darling.  In conclusion Mr. Landsborough expressed his acknowledgments for the warm reception which had been accorded to him and his willingness to answer any questions that might be put to him.

In reply to questions: 

Mr. Landsborough said he thought the Flinders River was about 500 miles long.  The most elevated land on the Flinders appeared to be about 1000 to 1500 feet high.  The climate of Carpentaria he believed to be very dry excepting in the months of January, February, March and April.  The bed of the Flinders when he left it was 120 yards wide, with a shallow stream flowing along its surface.  His party came through the country at a very favourable season of the year.  Thunderstorms and rainy weather might be expected until the end of April, and sometimes as late as May.  On the heads of the Gregory River the country was of a basaltic character; and on the Flinders there was abundance of quartz and ironbark country.  He saw about 50 miles of the latter description of country and believed from his previous knowledge that it extended to the coast.  The range dividing the Flinders from the Cooper River country he estimated to be from 1000 to 1500 feet high, while that which he crossed on his expedition to the south-west, though about the same height, was of quite a different character, being composed of a basalt different from any he had seen before.  The slopes of the tableland were grassed with spinifex, which is almost worthless.  All basaltic country he had seen previously in other parts of Australia was exceedingly well grassed.

He had no doubt that the rivers on the north side of Barkly’s Tableland were supplied by springs.  Barkly’s Tableland divides the northern from the southern waters.  He crossed it on his first expedition.  He had never been to the west of the Thomson.  Immediately after leaving the watershed of the Flinders he got onto that of the Thomson.  On returning to the Albert from his expedition to