General Account 1938-1939
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to the main camp som 2 hrs latet (99W) at. Sport part of the morning and most of the afternoon in search of dry land along the edge of the lower lagoon. Evening set for bed. Etman and Ziehlrn (Gold Mines) still moving in men and equipment to our camp. Weather: Overcast. Very coming rain. Apr 26 Bearland Camp Darling R. Nithlands New Guinea 50m. 602 spavo - 3(2Jov.) Chrysojera, 2 [illegible] Salt 3 Deboria, #4 Hyperiodes This morning searched for suitall trapping localitls along dry forks of the small river entering at the head of the lagoon. Foun as a number of dry patches of land along the river fork itself which should be suitable for snares. Afternoon set 21 more traps, 253 rat traps, 27 stick traps. The more and rat traps are set along the edge of the lagoon south of the camp. After them still remains a long strip of land which is not inundated although it rises in the water and all will be made. The stick traps are set along the lower mountain type S W of camp. Weather: Overcast with occasional rain. Lightly rain. Water of Darling still rising. Apr 24 Bearland Camp Darling R. Nithlands New Guinea 50m. 21 more traps, 253 rat traps, 27 stick traps, 602 spavo - 2 Chrysogera Salt - 1 Cyristillus This morning tended traps, saw and specimens and spent several hours in the inundated point to the East and find the lagoon. The manhole can although saw him no spent in picking