' s ▁first , ▁and ▁which ▁still ▁stands . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁survey or ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁Road ▁Board , ▁appointed ▁Super int ending ▁Survey or ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁region , ▁and ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁T ap le ys ▁Hill ▁Road ▁and ▁South ▁Road . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁be ▁second - in - charge ▁to ▁B . ▁T . ▁Finn iss , ▁who ▁led ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁by ▁the ▁bar que ▁Henry ▁Ell is ▁to ▁Adam ▁Bay ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory , ▁where ▁a ▁settlement ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁founded ▁at ▁Es cape ▁Cl iffs . ▁That ▁the ▁project ▁failed ▁had ▁much ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁Finn iss ' s ▁leadership , ▁but ▁M anton ▁remained ▁loyal ▁throughout . ▁When ▁Finn iss ▁was ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁Ad ela ide ▁by ▁the ▁Ellen ▁Lewis ▁to ▁answer ▁charges ▁level led ▁against ▁him , ▁M anton ▁became ▁the ▁responsible ▁officer , ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁added ▁comp lication ▁of ▁John ▁McK in lay ▁and ▁party , ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁answer able ▁to ▁him ▁but ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁all ▁possible ▁assistance . ▁By ▁one ▁account , ▁if ▁Finn iss ▁was ▁a ▁t yr ant , ▁M anton ▁was ▁no ▁better , ▁and ▁more ▁arbitrary ▁in ▁his ▁deal ings ▁with ▁the ▁men . ▁He ▁did ▁some ▁useful ▁expl or ations ▁however . ▁With ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁nine ▁he ▁sa iled ▁further ▁up ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁River ▁than ▁had ▁been ▁previously ▁undert