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in the slave of Keng - wa + is
quite Indian in its courage
the rupee being the only
accepted coin by the Shaw
population. Last night about
11 P M, we were visited by a
violent thunder storm, accom-
pained by sleet rain &
strong wind. This storm
lasted about 3 hrs. Science
my very suddenly the green
being cloudless & the moon
clear although clouds appeared
again soon after sunrise.
14 The native hunters failed
to appear again but in the
afternoon we went out & beat
over a few bushy hills with our
mafers without however flushing
any game. The traps set on
the Baduor trail caught few
game. The small traps yielded
few new species. The dominant
forest tree is a large laurel leaved
one which produces an acorn-
like nut covered by a large furry
covering. Many of these nut-
covers were found under rocks