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A large party of Papuans in camp during the forenoon. Some of these
were frequent visitors, but most of them somewhat shy strangers who
indicated by signs that they had come from the SE. Some wore a sort
of half-coronet of plain pandanus leaf, another had a similar head-
dress covered, with the fur of a large mammal. Several had pieces of
a large white fungus (Polyporus?) attached to their hair in front.
They sold bows and arrows, spears and stone adzes freely for small
cowries.
Monday, September 5, 1938.
A fine clear morning for our journey. Following the carriers, we were
ferried over the lake at Kremer's Point by Schroeder, who walked with us
as far as the top of the Balim Divide. Tusschen (Midden) Camp was
reached at 12.40 AM: about six hours journey for carriers.
Our party consists of:-
Archbold, Teerink, Rand, Richardson, Brass
Cooks: Amat and Soerip
13 soldiers and Sergeant Mildenbow Mildenbow
17 Dyak Carriers
5 Convict Carriers
1 Ambonese collecting boy (Marcus)
7 Dyak collecting boys.
Richardson continued on to Mt. Wilhelmina Camp, having left leaving
Tusschen Camp at 2.30 PM.
Collected in the afternoon eight or ten plants new to the collections,
mostly from the wet grassy banks of the fast bouldery stream running
past the camp.