General Account 1938-1939
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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.