ds ▁of ▁liv est ock ▁to ▁Som erset ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁cattle ▁station ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁new ▁out post . ▁ ▁Frank ▁J ard ine ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁initially ▁began ▁this ▁dro ving ▁journey ▁from ▁Rock ham pton ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁in ▁two ▁separate ▁groups ▁which ▁eventually ▁rende z vous ed ▁at ▁John ▁Graham ▁Mac Donald ' s ▁Car pent aria ▁Down s ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁Ein as le igh ▁River . ▁From ▁here ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 1 0 0 0 km ▁was ▁through ▁a ▁region ▁un occup ied ▁by ▁the ▁British . ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁the ▁combined ▁party ▁led ▁by ▁Frank ▁J ard ine ▁started ▁out ▁from ▁Car pent aria ▁Down s . ▁It ▁consisted ▁of ▁Frank , ▁his ▁brother ▁Alex , ▁three ▁stock men , ▁a ▁survey or , ▁four ▁Native ▁Police ▁tro op ers , ▁ 4 2 ▁horses ▁and ▁ 2 5 0 ▁head ▁of ▁cattle . ▁ ▁The ▁trip ▁took ▁another ▁five ▁months ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁the ▁party ▁was ▁constantly ▁opposed ▁by ▁the ▁area ' s ▁Ind igen ous ▁inhabitants ▁as ▁they ▁forced ▁their ▁way ▁through ▁scr ub ▁and ▁sw amps ▁and ▁crossed ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁large ▁rivers , ▁including ▁the ▁J ard ine ▁River ▁which ▁was ▁subsequently ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁brothers . ▁They ▁reached ▁Som erset ▁on ▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁horses ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁cattle . ▁J ard ine ' s ▁men ▁surv