Fri. July 30. Two grasshoppers, Don't made tour with rifle: saw nothing. Last night Van saw a gray Johnson Crocodile. Few of bats flying about. County badly burnt; seems to contain little or no game. At night three of us went jackiping. I saw but failed to get a Petrosaurus hercynicus. Country rock porphyritic granite, the feldspars up to 1½ inches in length. Sat. July 31. One grasshopper, one Scotomis Atr by Van preeminens evening over sand bar, one Hydromys. Sun. Aug 1. Left the Archer at 10. Reached Coen (The Bend, 1 mile out) & camped on the Coen River, a pretty stream flowing from the north, at 4.30 p.m. Road rough & mostly along th telegraph line. Some bad sandy creek crossings - particularly Deep Creek. Van set a few traps (a Hydromys caught). All but myself (tired & sleepy) drove in to Coen in the evening. Mon. Aug 2. Van: 30 mouse 20 net - stale Trapped Roy: " 25 " " Tas: 20 10 " West to Coen 6 a.m. Jack Jones Armbrust who has the most ornamental place in Coen, including quite a nice garden. Also met Herb Thompson, aged 72, who knows a little about Rocky Scrub. Met Cecil Wilson, brother of Luke Wilson of Werlock. Cecil in the trucking business & will probably drive us out on the Port Roll-Back Road. The Coen horse races come on Friday & Saturday. Everybody at a standstill till they are over. Bush people from all over the peninsula are gathering for the event. Also met Mr. Walter Rose who runs the telegraph Office & acts as reporter for the "North Queensland Register." Set the above-listed traps in p.m. We are very comfortably ensconced in the 4-room cottage of Mr. Thompson's son-in-law.