General Account 1938-1939
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General Account w/in Arcana Camp corps I sent with Zinnick an order to find sufficient food for 5 Europeans including [illegible] Maud. Watched for late and next joining this evening last without results. Weather: Calm sunny. Birds, clubs remains of dry solid forecast. Feb.26 6km SW Burnford Camp Iduberg R. Netherlands New Guinea 1200m. 221 net traps, 17 stick traps, 154 snare - 1 Milorgs: This morning tended traps, prepared the specimens and developed pictures. Afternoon went in search of new trapping locality along the ridge above camp. Soldiers returned from Tacio camp today saying all is well. Morasses is reported having caught 'less than 40"' manimals. Weather: Overcast and light rain in morning. Afternoon broke in overcast and occasional sunshine, last afternoon solid forecast. Feb.27 6km SW Burnford Camp Iduberg R. Netherlands New Guinea 1200m. 221 net traps, 17 stick traps, 182 snare - 1 Chongo, 2 Phasozobes This morning tended traps and prepared specimens. The afternoon net 70 net traps. Live in to the west of camp through wind and forest. David and Schuader arrived this afternoon from the 800m camp. Brought in food stuff sufficient to maintain our party until the 6th. They plan tomorrow to go to Tacio camp and return with me the following day. Weather: Morning overcast and overcast. Calm and last afternoon light overcast with some sun. Mid afternoon rain. Feb.28 6km SW Burnford Camp Iduberg R. Netherlands New Guinea 1200m. 220 net traps, 17 stick traps, 182 snare - 1 Milorgs, 1 Phasozobes, 1 Orygymnus, 1 Elygynius: This morning tended traps and prepared specimens. Afternoon set 147 net traps.