passed just at dawn. Arranged various little matters. Changed plant papers.

Visited a hill about a mile S. which shows an imperfect section of sand & sandy clay with one plant bed (containing nothing recognizable) & a seam of impure lignite 2 ft thick. Also much selenite in crystals & some ironstone.

Whittaker with a scout & light spring wagon arrived for provisions for Ward, Burgess & Rowe. Latter progressing but slowly & much troubled by heat. East & party reported on the way.

A sudden squall with thunder & very heavy wind & rain at 6.30. Lasted only a few moments but hailstones of great size fell with force against the tent.

Some of about size & shape shown & with drop like tails & a nearly opaque vesticular part like a nucleus, in one corner or at the bottom.

Camp 9 A.M.

Bar 27-26

Ther 74

11 noon

27.21

88

8 P.M.

27.25

60

June 21. Travelled on today, in all about 18 m. over a broken country mostly very arid. Characterized by ranges of flat topped hills separated by broad flat vallies in which there is little or no running water.

A large alkaline lake N.Westward during the afternoon. A good many sections in hills but imperfect & uninteresting showing only stratified sands & clays of the lignite formation.

Saw roses & bluebells in flower for first time today.

A scout from Crompton at Woody Mt. came in this morning & in the afternoon Tbompkins appeared. Also Valette, one of the settlers there.

Camp 7.45 AM

Bar 27.27

Ther 68

Halt noon 113/4 m. from camp

26.98

76

Camp 8 P.M.

27.17

57

Odometer 7100.