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Wm. B. Richardson
1939
General Account
Weather: Early morning low overcast; breaking
during middle of day; evening rain. Water going down
20-50 cm.
May 5 Burnard Camp Hurling River Netherland New Guinea 50m.
7 man traps, 218 rat traps, 986 snare.
27 stick traps - 1 Melomys, 1 Phascolus, 1 Calymyces.
Shot - 1 Palangas.
This morning studied traps on the other side
of the Hurling and remained there hunting
until about 4:30. Evening out for late;
shot 1 Phomyscine.
Two kinds of the gold-min gallery,
a Burnard, safe in Sentani Lake after
now again while loading from hurt; they plan
a field loss. The left of the
11 man which remain at an camp
here is a set and decided. Perhaps
they will obtain another gallery, or perhaps
they will go at 2 Pallandri. It in the
Silka.
Weather: Early morning rain clearing
about 9:00; followed by shifting clouds.
Rain in night.
May 6 Burnard Camp Hurling R. Netherland New Guinea 50m.
7 man traps, 218 rat traps, 27 stick traps,
1055 snare - 2 Calymyces.
Shot - 1 Phomyscine.
Today spent shot camp packing specimens,
etc. etc. In preparation for return to Pallandri.
Evening out for late.
Weather: Broken overcast clear heavy in morning with
infrequent rain; clearing in middle.
May 7 Burnard Camp Hurling R. Netherland New Guinea 50m.
7 man traps, (134) rat traps, 27 stick traps,
1055 snare - 4 Calymyces, 2 Hydromys, 1 Rattus
Shot - 9 Embellomas, 2 Palangas.