MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume XVI, Issue 20226, 20 April 1891, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS.

-« _ The ixact route to be takeu by the Eider Transcontinental Exploring Expedition, which leaves Sou oh Australia in a few weekfl^"Ts*(flaya the S.A. Register) not yet known, Mr Lindsay and those who have the working out uf the details of the expedition not saving ye t perfected the arrangements. Roughly speaking, though, the party will proceed from the Peake in a westerly direotion, traversing the country as yet unexplored between routas taken by Giles in 1875, Gosse in 1878, and Forrest in 1874. This represents a track aouie 1300 miles in length by 200 miles in width. The course will probably be. midway between the tracks of previous explorers, The expedition hope to strike the head wate s <if the Murchiso; rive>" vi Western /uisc<;v;-. .;i;i the;;. crossing the. route, foiowr ;.y Forest iv 1874 and Giis in 1876, to explore the north-eastern country lying between that discovered by Giles in 1876 and War burton in 1878, representing a stiip about 900 miles in length und 200 in width. The next move will be into the northern territory to examine gthe laud to tho east of that explored by Warburfcon in 1876 and Gregory in 1856 This is n p )'■ li ..f mwii." 40C in i-:; b\ 800 i . iy, between til. 1 OVOiirti".'. t.. ■:<• < iph w:< •nd the Vicoria mr, „vi Sin V creek, « = .■• !l. a m (n:s <^ion tliar P> t»o»> von M»-!ier thinks there is a puodibia'y of ye ics »>i Luichhaidt biMug