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+5 two dried prunes, -1 tin canned fruit, -1
Tin cheese, -3 tins beef soup/jerky, -1
bottle curry powder, -1 canned vegetable,
+18 jolly matches, -2 cakes sunlight soap, -3 rolls
Toilet paper, +2 bottles whiskey, -2 bottles creoline,
-2 gal. kerosene, - Packs & Brassica tubes, - 8 gal.
gasoline, -1 tin rice.
We have plenty to
thank for this addition and subtraction.
Jan.9 15km S.W. Bimland Camp, O'Gleny River, Mullockville, New Guinea 1800m.
This morning set 232 rat traps. The first
state man camp and work went to the west along
the north side of the hill slope. It crosses several
small stone and ridges and continues on to the
main ridge. This is followed up over the crest
of the hill, going the west of the hill and
to the main trail back to camp. The region
is that of rain smorgy fruit.
The afternoon prepared traps for tomorrow
sitting, charged locality 1 area and checked
the monthly store.
This evening let one man flying at 6:30.
Two spruce on a bat while foreigners about 30
half way up the hill. It does the ground (bell away)
up the slope two. The other smaller bat
while foreigners about the third half slope of
the dome second story growth.
After dinner went out with a flash lamp.
No much it shine any eye. Saw three small bats
flying low through the forest.
Jan.10 15km S.W. Bimland Camp, O'Gleny River, Mullockville, New Guinea 1800m.
232 traps - 2 Murongs. Checked great of the
main traps and was set today - 1 Stronings. Last evening
a soldier got 1 Pseudochirus in the camp. 3 birds
This morning turned traps and prepared/specimens. The flies set at 193 mouse traps
and 10 steel traps. The afternoon set at
the remainder of the steel (18); hunted a short
time in the front seat of camp, and rested.