after surveying chambers creek again, stuart explored the area to the north west of chambers creek. they found more mound springs which stuart named elizabeth springs after one of chamber's daughters. they continued north west and searched for gold in the davenport range. they found more springs which they named the spring of hope. they were able to continue and found more springs, which stuart named freeling springs, after major freeling, a south australian politician. by the time they had passed the current site of oodnadatta, both the men and the horses were suffering from the lack of water and proper food. the horses' shoes had worn out in the rocks around the davenport range. on 12 june 1859, stuart turned around and went back. they rode south back to port augusta and then took a boat back to adelaide.