Geol. The part of the section of dark clays most resembling those seen in the 13 m. valley further E. & the Long R. Shales, is situated almost immediately below the yellow sands. If this comparison is just, the Septarian clays occupy a somewhat inferior position as they do at section at Pembina Mt. Astron. Station, & as Hector makes his Septarian clays &c. do (I think).

July 5. Capt. LH not yet done, the line crossing the valley obliquely & great difficulties being encountered. Our rations up today, so thought best to start E again & meet the carts coming down from Depot at Woody Mt.

Intended to make early start but horses stray & various delays prevented getting off till 9. Came on to 13 m. Creek where stopped for lunch. Started again at 3 P.M. Saw a young antelope & shot at it without effect. Saw a number of young foxes playing round a hole, & several old ones at some distance. At the crossing of the next creek came on the same band of wild cattle met with a few days before (4). McDonald mounted, Nilson hastily unyoked Jerry from buckboard. Duckworth & I crept up behind bills while the others went to head them off. McDonald & Nilson shot at them several times, & wounded some slightly. After a run of about half a mile, during which they did not come near us, they became moderately tame, & Duckworth & McDonald herded them along the road without difficulty. Having crossed the valley in pursuit & waked on expecting every moment the buckboard to catch up. Nilson however thinking I was still behind waited a long while & I walked on carrying my rifle till we came to the remainder of Capt. FH's party camped on Traders Road between Ft. Turney & Woody Mt. The day very hot & the walk long.

The oxen were herded into camp easily enough but the difficulty now was to tie them up & secure them. Hearing that Leut. Green & the U.S. party were camped at the Astron. Station a mile & a half further on, got the buckboard (now arrived) unloaded & went to see them, so missed the sport with the oxen. They finally became quite furious, one having been tied up broke away & nocked [sic] Duckworth down, fortunately without hurting him. Then all dispersed & disappeared in the twilight. The men scattered in pursuit & finally shot two not very far from camp but on opposite sides of it.