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+--Explorations in Australia (John Forrest, 1875), pp. 83-94,
107-114, 121-135.
In 1870 Forrest set out to explore the country along the Bight. It
had previously been considered desert land, but the expedition
discovered valuable country behind the cliffs.

We started from Perth on the afternoon of Wednesday, the 30th of March
1870. His Excellency the Governor accompanied us for about three miles
on the Albany Road. We had fifteen horses, and provisions sufficient for
the journey to Esperance Bay, a distance of about 450 miles, where it
was arranged further supplies would await us.
_May 18th._ Esperance Bay. After starting the party went in advance with
Billy to prepare camp at Israelite Bay. When we reached it, were
delighted to find the _Adur_ lying safely at anchor there; proceeding on
board found all well. Procured abundance of water by digging one foot
deep in the sand-hills, and good feed a short distance from camp.
Our friends on the _Adur_ were looking anxiously for us.


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