on the loss of his properties, henry focussed his attention on the country west of hughenden station with the object of acquiring another run. at eastern creek (near the present-day township of julia creek), he saw the tracks of duncan mcintyre who had passed north just a few weeks before with a party of men in search of ludwig leichhardt. henry and mcintyre, separately, were heading to burketown. mcintyre arrived there on 20 april 1866; henry on the 26th. both stayed in the vicinity for some weeks and both caught "gulf fever". henry survived, mcintyre didn't.