Friday, September 30, 1938. Archbold, Teerink, Toxopeus, Van Arcken, Rand and myself moved down to Habbema with 32 carriers. Teerink and Richardson shifted from Sira Valley to 3560 m. camp. We are taking out only equipment and specimens: practically all food-stuffs being abandoned. As we moved down to lower levels we kept ahead of the mists and rain, which, beginning early at the 3560 m. Camp, closed down on the Wamena about noon. Rand, self and our Dyaks stayed an hour for lunch at a leaky old native shelter on the west bank of the Wamena. While there, all the carriers except three prisoners who failed under their loads, passed us. One of these prisoners carried a load of my specimens, two bags of which I gave to my personal boys to carry on to the lake. Continuing our journey in steady rain, we reached the lake about mid-afternoon and were ferried across to camp. Upon arrival my hands were so benumbed by cold that I was unable to pull the zip fastener on my jacket. Green algae waving in the drains testify to the long spell of wet weather experienced. The lake about six inches over its banks.