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General Account
It was not as persons came as shown by the total area cut trees, hard lines, construction of camp, and stocks fire wood.
From this perusal we intend to make a list of the big and camps.
July 31 Lake Kallera, Netherlands New Guinea
150 rat traps, 3 stick traps - 2 Sternomy (different again)
1 Placogal
This morning the 11th and last of the cargo flight to Kallera was completed. The Bula has brought in some 60000 lbs of stores men and equipment to Kallera. The personnel consists of approximately 110 men.
The Bula was turned facing them and every available man in camp was placed on the wings for a photograph. I hope that it turns out to be as good and as perceptible as the last similar New Guinea picture of the previous expedition.
The most interesting thing in the mornings happenings was the arrival of two friendly natives. They came within 50 ft. of the edge of our camp, squatted on the ground and proceeded to talk to me in this own and sign language. All that I could decipher from such a manner of communication was that they two were going back to their valley, pointing in the direction of the Grand Valley, and with 2 1/2 days would return with many men and pigs.
The only clothing that the two wore was a penis gourd. In addition they had amulets, bracelets, and on one a coarse matted leg-like thing over his knee. They both carried a blow dart and arrows as well as a woven mat bag under this arm. It was in the bag that they carried their personal belongings.
Both of them had smeared themselves with charcoal under which you this blackish brown