28th B Richardson 1938 General Account quite melodious with the banter, flute and voice. This afternoon I hiked for about 7 kilometers along the trail leading from Ballaria to Sentani. It is beautiful country. At first the trail leads through the heavy jungle, running along the limestone ridge to the south. Then the trail drops in elevation along the edge of large sago swamps. Here in the sago swamps I met two groups of Papuans from Sentani. They were hunting and fishing along the creek. There was a total of 15 kids (2lb) which was probably the result of their days labor. There were 3 different types of fish. Two were some what like our bass. They were large dark blotches on their side, and they had a big head for its body. The other type was like an catfish except it did not have the spines on the whiskers. One of the Papuans, a young boy, wore a red complexion and a red curly hair. He was not skin burnt red but rather a rusty red which covered him from head to foot. At first I thought that he had sun painted but on closer examination it appeared to be his natural complexion. I purchased two bows and 6 arrows from the people for 1 guilder. May 9 Ballaria, New Guinea Today our work progressed seemingly slowly. Work was continued on the godowns and on the reconstruction of the native living quarters. There were a total of 192 Papuan reported for work; 51 from Sentani and 61 Locals. About 20 of the Locals helped about the godowns and the remainder cut jungle timber. One group concentrated on white timber and the other on rampo timber. The latter is apparently quite difficult to get but not as difficult as the white Alstonia logs. These were used for the building of a raft on which