Road came plain bag and baggage, this morning from the 12:00 m. Cargo. We are completely worn out of that cargo, that it it stands abandoned. Transport of 20 Dragoons & soldiers left this morning for Benfield Camp. Weather: Last night rain. Today sunset and fog, with occasional small fresh. Mar. 8th. S.W.B. under Camp Oldenburg R. Netherlands. The Guinea 850m. 172 more traps, 216 net traps, 26 steel traps, 14/1 snares - 1 Malony, 1 Pydronys, 1 Chorogs, 2 (2Juv) Pteroptes. The morning tended traps, prepared specimens; the rain prevented any field work. Afternoon went hunting down the river. The stream 2 0 to 4½ ft wide with large gravel bars and cut away forest edge. Corn grass is common on the margin portion of the gravel bars. The low flood plain shows that there is at times considerably more water flow than at present. Weather: Mist - light rain all morning. Afternoon high thin overcast which closed in by 4:50 with rain. Mar. 9th. S.W. Benfield Camp Oldenburg R. Netherlands The Guinea 850m. 172 more traps, 216 net traps, 27 steel traps 14/1 snares. - 3 Malony's, 2 Pteroptes, 1 Chorogs, 3 (2Juv) Ecolymipus. Brown at 12:05 m. camp total. 231 snares x 2 days - 1 Phalagy, 1 Pharegob, 2 Pteroptes. The morning tended traps, prepared specimens, and took a short hunt up the river. Examined both sides of the river up ½ km. Few rat signs. Both mutilated by palm heart snakes. This afternoon Falls, Schender, van Dalem, patroled, and 9 Papuans came into camp from the Segis. All in good health and happy. The specimens are not unlike those from