General Account 1938-1939
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a spear some 10ft in length of a straight piece of (1") hardwood sheppened to more on one of a point at the end. It had a selected broad chaff 14" from the end which indicated divided the blade from the shaft. The people were in all appearance quite primitive with few personal goods except the few essentials to their life. The afternoon I went in search of Endornicus though the swamp forest near the green valley at the NE of camp. Although many trees were cut a parallel over field in hollow spots and though more clumps were seen found. This empty nests were found that quite possibly belonged to said a mammal. This morning the second group caravan left of the Willmote camp which included Dr. Trappe, his 2 collectors, his cook, 14 soldiers, 12 Dyaks, 6 convicts, 1 Sayant, 5 soldiers. The afternoon Cystonia turned and the group of convicts, soldiers and Dyaks returned from the same camp. Dr. Park remained there with his 2 collectors, cook, 4? convicts, 2? soldiers. Aug 30 Lake Halibon, Netherlands New Guinea 3225m. 195mm traps, 191 rat traps, 22 stick traps - 1 Mallomys, 2 Stenomys. The morning studied traps and pursued the giant rat. The afternoon stayed in camp because of the dull threatening weather. The afternoon 11 natives came into camp. Depurched part of their bows and arrow which would indicate that they were not only friendly toward us but threatening as well. This content contained remnants of what appeared to be Doctyolomas (sp?), Dregeus, and some big rat. Aug 31 Lake Halibon, Netherlands New Guinea 3225m. 195mm traps, 191 rat traps, 22 stick traps - 4 Stenomys.