120 yards backing onto the fence enclosing the village. Entrance to village through an arched gate-way, closed with a slab of wood. Houses usually round and thatched with lalang. Crops will soon need rain. Country evidently dries rapidly. Teerink's second camp of his first patrol about a [illegible] mile down valley on opposite side of valley bank of river. Natives display excellent friendship; cutting poles and firewood and drawing water for camp. Our old guide Gira evidently a man of influence and a decided asset. Carriers seem a little tired after their seven-hour stage. Continuous forest above 2400 m. Below that on slopes mostly remnant patches (mostly oaks) down to river bed. Second day, October 26th. 6.40 Local guide Morip, people Pesigam. Casuarinas planted for firewood and fencing? Trema chief tree, if scanty second growth. Thick population. Taro increases somewhat in A and first yams planted like taro amongst kaima. Tall bananas in village. (note--sweet potato vines trained on sticks were mistaken for yams) 8.00 Stopped to rest 2200 m. Tall broad-leaved Dracamine and large climbing bean in villages. People turn out to meet us without arms. 8.10 On. 8.30 Stopped crest of [illegible] a lateral spur 2280 m. Grey sandy soil over yel low clay. Bracken slopes and Didiscus. Mist just covering this position-- rising from morning fog Grand Valley. We are close to primary forest of spur. Trees beaded--Usnea, Gleichenia nove-guineiensis in ferns. 8.40 Resumed. 9.00 Stopped little hamlet--3 houses and 2 rectangular pig-pens, 2140 m.