The stream on which Carpentaria Downs station is situated was supposed to be the “Lynd” of Leichhardt and was so called and known; but as this was found to be an error, and that it was a tributary of the Gilbert, it will be distinguished by the name it subsequently received, the Einasleih.  Keeping the right bank of the river which was running strongly two hundred yards wide, the party travelled six miles to a small rocky bald hill, under which they passed on the north side; and thence to a gap in a low range, through which the river forces its way.  Travelling down its bed for a quarter-of-a-mile, they crossed to its left bank, on to a large level basaltic plain; but here the extent of the rocky ground made the travelling so bad for the horses, although shod, that it was impossible to proceed, and the river was therefore re-crossed.  Five miles more of rough travelling over broken stony ironbark ridges, brought them to a second gorge, formed by two spurs of a range, running down to the river banks on either side, where they camped, having made about 15 miles on a general course of N.W. by N. To the south of this gorge, and running parallel with the river, is a high range of hills, which received the name of the Newcastle Range.  (Camp I.)

‘September’ 4.—­Resuming their journey, the party passed through a gap in the northern spur, described yesterday, about a quarter-of-a-mile from the camp.  From this gap a point of the range on the south side was sighted, running into the river, and for this they steered.  At 4 miles a small lagoon was passed, 300 yards out from the river, and a quarter-of-a-mile further on, a broad, shallow, sandy creek(then dry), which was named “Pluto Creek.”  At 8 miles a small rugged hill was passed on the left hand, and the point of the range steered for reached at 9.  At 12 a large well-watered creek was crossed, and the party camped at the end of 18 miles on a similar one.  The general course N.N.W., and lay chiefly over very stony ridges, close to the river banks.  The timber was chiefly box, iron-bark, and melaleuca, the latter growing in the shallow bed, in which also large granite boulders frequently occurred.  Though shallow, it contained fine pools and reaches of water, in some of which very fine fish were observed.  Eighteen miles (Camp II.)

‘September’ 5.—­After crossing the creek, on which they had camped, at its junction, the party followed down a narrow river flat for four miles, to where a large sandy creek joins it from the north.  The steepness of its banks and freedom from fallen timber, suggested the name of “Canal Creek”—­it is about 80 yards wide.  Two miles further down a small creek joins, and at 12 miles a high rocky hill was reached.  From this hill a bar of granite rock extends across the river to a similar one on the south side.  A fine view was obtained from its summit showing them the course of the river.  Up to this point the course had been N.W.  After passing through a gap, immediately