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The reason for these people passing over the highlands still remains
a mystery. To me it seems most probable that they are people of lateral
valleys of the Grand Valley passing to the country of friendly tribes
of clans separated by the territory of other clans probably hostile.
Friday, August 12, 1938.
Most of the day occupied in making pictures with the 8x10 camera:
various foregrounds to views of Mt. Wilhelmina.
Plants for the day include a Podocarpus (#9341) from a forest patch
at the head of the grass valley E. and NE of camp. This is the fourth
species of Conifer from this locality and it much resembles a species
which occured on the Waria slope Mt. Albert Edward (i.e. Podocarpus
brassii Pitzer)
Weather: foggy morning, followed by a very dry, sunny day.
Saturday, August 13, 1938
Plane dropped mail at camp after having delivered supplies by parachute
to Teerink and van Arcken in the Grand Valley. van Arcken was found at
the pre-arranged meeting place: Teerink at a position 15 km NW, where
he had been camped for some days.
After dropping our letters the plane proceeded to explore the eastern
end of the Grand Valley, and found that the river cut through the Central
coast. Range and joined one of the large rivers flowing to the southwest. Low
clouds over the southern coastal plain prevented the plane crew from
ascertaining their position and the identity of the river into which the
waters of the Grand Valley empty. Archbold reports over the radio that
a numerous population extends down to the southern plain. The gorge through
the range is also heavily peopled; the gardens being very steep and retained
by stone walls.