April 1861 Journal of Trip
from Cooper Creek Towards Adelaide
The Advance
party of the VEE, consisting of Burke Wills and King (Gray being
dead) having returned from Carpentaria on the 21st April
1861 in an exhausted and weak state and finding that the Depôt Party
left at Cooper Creek had started for the Darling with their horses
and Camels fresh and in good condition, deemed it useless to attempt
to overtake them, having only two Camels, both done up, and being
so weak themselves as to be unable to walk more than four or five
miles a day. Finding also that the provisions left at the Depôt
for them would scarcely take them to Meninda, started down Cooper
Creek for Adelaide, via Mt Hopeless on the morning of April 23rd
1861, intending to follow as nearly as possible the route taken
by Gregory. by
so doing they hoped to be able to recruit themselves & the Camels
whilst sauntering slowly down the Creek
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