52 Water speckled with unnumberable small clots of some minute green alga. Circular fish traps of upright sticks ringed with rattan in great numbers close in shore in t the shallower water. Schneider says only 8 kinds of fish in the lake. From Kaiabu one has a magnificent view of the lake surrounded by hills rising abruptly from the shores, partly dark forest and partly treeless grassland. Forest and glassland very abruptly demarcated. Grass undoubtedly a secondary condition. The lake and surrounding hills remind one very forcibly of Port Moresby. The foothills of the Cyclops descend to the lake on the north side. Several large villages built on piles on the south shores. While at Schneiders, eating a very excellent lunch, the orderly disappeared with my horse and I was obliged to follow him back on foot. Called at Steuben's place for about 1/2 hour. S. married to a German x Papuan woman; living in squalor. S has wandered back and forth over the border for many years, collecting insects and orchids and prospecting for gold. Now in charge of a new Govt. station which with 12 Papuan police he has opened about 10 miles from the borderl20 kms. south of Hollandia. From Pim I took canoe to Sian landing, from which I walked the remaining 4 or 5 kms. to Hollandia in the dark. June 13th. Airplane crew took over all camp duties leaving Rand, Richardson and myself free to start collecting. Richardson with 2 Sentani boys, set out 100 rat traps in the forest beyond Van Zoylen's homestead. I took 2 Tabati boys and set them making gaba-gaba (split sago rhachis), ventilators for my ovens. Started pictures w with the big field camera. 18 planks arrived from Ebeli. June 14th. My first day in the field. With my two Tabati boys, Domingis and Othniel, I took a canoe and set out to examine the grasslands which cover a considerable area of ri ridges on the north side of the bay. Landed at a fishing village of 4 or 5 houses