 Dale was an ensign in the 63rd Regiment of Foot, which was posted to Western Australia in 1829.He was assigned to the Surveyor-General's department, and thus spent his four years in the colony exploring and surveying

The booklet is twenty pages describing the region surrounding Mount Clarence, including the flora, fauna, geography, geology, and the original inhabitants, at the new founded colony in Western Australia.Other remarks regarding the southwest of the continent are also included in the text.