Journal of John McDouall Stuart (Searchable) First Journey - May to September, 1858

The Journals:
First Journey - Expedition to the North-West. May to September, 1858.
Second Journey - Second Expedition (in the Vicinity of Lake Torrens). April to July, 1859.
Third Journey - Third Expedition (in the Vicinity of Lake Torrens). November, 1859, to January, 1860.
Fourth Journey - Fourth Expedition, Fixing the Centre of the Continent, from March to September, 1860.
Present Day Journeys - Journal of present day trips following John McDouall Stuart.

Friday, 3rd September, Same Place

Feel better this morning. Started at 8.30 for Parla. I am unable to make any attempt to recover the grey mare. Made Parla at 1 p.m.; camped at ten miles beyond. Distance to-day, twenty-five miles.

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Saturday, 4th September, Ten Miles beyond Parla

Started at 8.15 on an east bearing twenty-three miles to Rock Water. Camped. Very poor country. The granite range that Mr. Hack has laid down on his chart, I cannot find. I have come east from Parla, and ought to have crossed about the middle of it.

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Sunday, 5th September, Rock Water

I shall shape my course for the Freeling range, and see what that is made of. Started at 7.30 on a bearing of 84 degrees twenty-two miles. Rock water with plenty of grass. Gave the horses the rest of the day.

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Monday, 6th September, South of Mount Sturt

Started at 8.15 on a bearing of 84 degrees for twenty-five miles. Changed the bearing to 60 degrees for three miles to a fine plain covered with grass. Halted. No water. There are some high hills to the east-north-east, to which I have now changed my course, and which I conclude to be the Freeling range. Our journey to-day has been through very scrubby and sandy country, especially the last fifteen miles. At six miles south there is a high table-topped hill, which I think is granite. I intended going down to it, but the country, so far as I could see, was apparently not good, and, having crossed the tracks of some horses going towards it, and being very unwell myself, I thought it would be useless my going. Distance to-day, thirty-eight miles. No water.

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Tuesday, 7th September, Freeling Range

Started for the range at 8 on a bearing of 60 degrees. At eleven miles ascended the south-west hill of Freeling range, Mount Sturt bearing 266 degrees. Changed the bearing to 96 degrees to a stony hill of granite. Found a little water, and halted for the remainder of the day. Distance, fifteen miles.

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