25th N. Richardson 1938 General Account July 30 Habbera Lake, Netherlands New Guinea. 150 net traps, 3 sticky traps - 2 Sternges, 1 kind. This morning was spent about camp. The most important thing that happened being the contact with the natives. Ward, Bruns, Ferrie, Fife, 2 soldiers and a Dayak participated in the contact. About 9:30 they were heard calling "cray fishman" from the ridge east of the lake ridge east of camp. According to those participating in the contact the natives came certainly across the valley toward camp. A Dayak was sent out to meet them and according to instructions made cooked them to the remainder of the party. Fife were shaken around. That brief contact of 5 min. was spent in trying to determine the region from which they came. "BE NEN A WA" was the name from which they came. The "WA" being the name of the river. On mentioning the name of above the all men and leaders pointed into the region of the Grand Valley. Without warning the group of 11 men turned without warning trotted out of camp shy and then walked across the valley. Their clothing consisted of a pair's good. All except some of them carried knives and arrows and there were several stone axes in the group. They wore fur ornaments of any, their original hair was parted, and they who a black paint on their faces. Ward finishes by saying it was a good contact. The arms and bows were carried in one hand. The men then went to the river partying in the north "BA LEN A WA". The afternoon Ward, Bruns and myself explored the eastern half of the lake shore. We used a boat from place to place about the shore by boat getting at and had the country over for normal signs, birds, etc. The northern shore of the lake is bordered by a thin strip of grass which gives way to shrubs, reeds, and mosses. In some places the grass are entirely displaced by three distinct plant types.