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them and stated that the flood came down the Condamine mountain high like a moving wall of water, as he had never seen before. I was very much afraid, that it would catch us at Nevens's, [?] but we have recrossed the river, which is here running strong and we are in safety at its right banc. Many of our mules suffer of sore backs. One of our horses was gored by a bull which Mr. Rufael [?] gave us and I despair of its recovering. We had showery weather today.
the 10th Decembr. We travelled about 8 milesWW. along the Condamine, which makes some very large sweeps to the northward. The country was principally timbered with small Myal trees and Box: there was another species of Acacia and lanceolate phyllodia [?] and a drooping habit: Rhagodias [?] and other species of Chenopodiaceous [?] plants grew abundantly in the myal groves: a Zygophyllum and a beautiful yellow Pigea [?] - Ruellia were also observed. The Red Trichinium, the little species of Jasmin begins to blossom. The white Trichinium has not been observed. - fine open forest land is still farther to the Westward.
I have never seen and felt the annoyance of so many muskitoes; the rains of the last 3 weeks have produced millions of them, which are particularly troublesome as I am riding along with the bridle in one hand and with the compass in the other. We had a light shower of rain, but the day was clear with passing [?] cumuli. The moon is approaching the last quarter. Last night at 8 oclock a strong easterly wind, which ceased with puffs before midnight. Mr. Bunce told me that he had seen the head of a horse and the bones of it at a blackfellows