and rode at some little distance from it on a course of 80 degrees or nearly east, over flooded lands of somewhat sandy soil, covered with different kinds of grass, of which large heaps that had been thrashed out by the natives were piled up like hay cocks.  At about two and a half miles we ascended a sandy rise of about fifty feet in elevation, whence we obtained bearings of the little conical hill at the western termination of the plain, and of the hill we had called the Black Hill.  These bearings with our latitude made the distance we had travelled 33 miles.  From the sand hill we overlooked plains of great extent to the N.E.; partly grassed and partly bare, but to the eastward there was low brush and a country similar to that we had traversed before the commencement of the sandy ridges.  There were low sandy undulations to be seen; but of no great height.  I now turned for the smoke on a bearing of 187 degrees, or nearly south, traversing a barren sandy level intermediate between the sand hill and the plains now upon our right, at length we entered upon the flooded ground, it was soft and yielding, and marked all over with the tracks of the natives; at 7 miles arrived at a large clump of gum-trees, and under them the channel of the creek which we had lost on the upper part of the plains was again visible.  It was here very broad, but quite bare, except a belt of polygonum growing on either side, which had been set on fire, and was now in flames.  We were fortunate enough soon after to find a long shallow sheet of water, in the bed of the creek, where we rested ourselves.  It was singular enough that we should have pulled up close to the camp of some natives, all of whom had hidden themselves in the polygonum, except an old woman who was fast asleep, but who did not faint on seeing Mr. Browne close to her when she awoke.  With this old lady we endeavoured to enter into conversation, and in order to allay her fears gave her five or six cockatoos we had shot, on which two other fair ones crept from behind the polygonum and advanced towards us.  Finding that the men were out hunting, and only the women with the children were present, I determined to stop at this place until the following morning, we therefore unloaded the horses and allowed them to go and feed.  A little before sunset, the two men returned to their families.  They were much astonished at seeing us quietly seated before their huts, and approached us with some caution, but soon got reconciled to our presence.  One of them had caught a talpero and a lizard, but the other had not killed any thing, so we gave him a dinner of mutton.  The language of these people was a mixture between that of the river and hill tribes; but from what reason I am unable to say, although we understood their answers to general questions, we could not gather any lengthened information from them.  I gave the elder native a blanket, and to the other a knife, with both of which they seemed highly delighted, and in return