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26th Feb. - Pichinson
1934
General Account
With: Overcast with current winds, Nor'west.
Gives the evening.
Feb. 16. 6km S.W. Burned Camp - During R. Netherlands & Mr. Swims 1200m.
223 net types, 17 little types - 1 Ratman,
1 Mullings. Yesterday evening 2 Phragmites and shell
The morning tailed steps and gathered specimens. Afternoon went to a short hunt day
ride, it west on mounds swd. Returned to camp to the
caution of specimens, that is gathering dry skins. Today the
log spent they time in hunting on mounds side.
A thing of interest to me is the first
sawing of a "cactus" or a well-thought camp. It
was apparently deserted last night by an animal
traveling through the two camps in spite
of the rain which continued most of the night.
Transport returned from Segis River (Two cops)
and a small transport of 2 soldiers and 1 convict in today
for Burned Camp with 2 cans of gasoline. Understood
that half of the transport can only go far
at Burned Camp.
With: Morning short period sunshine followed
by mist which lasted until about 11.00. That cleared
followed by high heavy overcast. Heavy rain
last night.
Feb. 17. 6km S.W. Burned Camp - During R. Netherlands & Mr. Swims 1200m.
223 net types, 17 little types - 1 Ratman.
Spent most of day in bed with malaria.
Managed to gather the specimens this evening.
French, Falls, Schwab and transport moved
to Aracua Creek when they plan to keep
permanent quarters.
No. from Fox say all is well. Few contacted
the natives thus
With: Having sun sunshine, afternoon
overcast followed by heavy rain.