[Journal, 3rd Archbold Expedition to New Guinea] March 23, 1938 to June 9, 1939
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85 9.50 Continued ES through forest (mostly high thickets). 10.5 Crossed over a sharp rocky - ridge above which is another amphitheater a pocket more sterile than the last. the Scarp conspicuous from that night's camp. Alt. 3580 m. Black white peak of Wilhelmina about due west- Three miles. Stream draining pocket goes underground through ridge we have just crossed. 10.20 Left ridge crest. Bottom of pocket, 3500 m. 10.45 At 3650 shallow lake with stony bottom about 400 x 300 yards. Photos lake and Wilhelmina Peak 10 degrees N. of W. Three miles E. of Wilhelmina top. 11.50 Left lake on return to camp. August 18, 1938. Guba came in from Hollandia and stayed over day in preparation to move Teerink's party from the Grand Valley to Habbema. Crew went duck shooting in afternoon. Friday, August 19, 1938. In two trips Teerink's party of 34 all told were flown from the Grand Valley river to Lake Habbema. Teerink reports good contacts all through for his party. It seems that van Arcken's corporal was responsible for the shooting of a native reported some few days back. This shooting occurred it appears in a lateral of the Grand Valley about two days this side of the new lake. Teerink's Dyaks in bad shape, several of them pretty well exhausted. Some of the loads brought up by plane weight at least 70 lb. The convict car- riers are in much better shape.