Field notes, v1408
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C. Koford 21 Journal 19 August 1965. Kampala, Uganda Motor or repurchase deal. Sent Japan budget request to Delta. Ft. Portal 20 August 1965. Departed 09/15 for Kampala, via Mulondo. Bond road ended long before Mulondo; then after Godingy. Patches of trees but country broken up by crops, burning, bananas, can. A long gas drive, about 206 km mi. Met Shiniye in his store (source of local info. & goods). Stayed Hot Spring Hotel. Barter, 2 modern hotels, adequate imported food here. 21 August 1965. Saturday. To the central office bld. mrs. nts. of Moon Hotel. Met Kingston, the DFO, + Peter Hay, Game Despt. head. Both friendly Englishmen. Buss & Wing from Billman had been there not long ago. I with Kingston took drive to Kalo Forest via Kages Sawmill S. & E. to Mbaraga R. bridge, then W. to Kangy- ware. No old motive forest, but some recent, some being cut, + some dense areas of elephant grass. Kingston gave permission to camp at Schitoli a Kangyware forest station. We went to former, where a small house available (no utilities). I visited Bill Billman at Kejani tea estate, where he had been since 1932. He was friendly, formerly of Game Dept, + knew animals fairly well. We saw 2 or 3 gas. cobolus, + had them, in forest looking his tea field. I Billman said forest much disturbed now by poisoning of some trees, & log cutting. Elephants few now, tho we saw recent carcass on our road. Hippo seen from Mbaraga R. Guinea fowl & francolin in forest. About 6 sp. monkeys, incl. some chimpanzees, B. said. Rainy season starting, tho not so sharp change as no. Mbarara to S. I how mostly white hornbill (Bycanistes ?), pr. Francolinus. I Met mine gal- Mod. rain 5-6 p.m. oyst, Stellaris, Meigyan. Saw some blue & red tailed monkeys.