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11.00 Village on crest 2460 m.
11.30 Edge forest 2320 meters.
12.30 Camped on left bank river.
Found a good site for a camp on right bank. A well drained somewhat rocky place on secondary grassland 1/4 mile below our present camp and fairly well removed from native habitation. It is, however, on the garden lands of a small community occupying a group of hamlets comprising twenty houses. Altitude 2200 m.
Name of river seems to be Bele. (Be-le).
Fifth day, October 29, 1939.
6.45 Left camp, 2280 meters.
7.00 Opposite Teerink's camp.
7.05 Crossed to right bank. Good crossing on logs.
Up through second growth Saccharum, bracken, lalang.
7.20 Photo head of population.
7.40 Junction Mun and Bena. 2260 meters. Good campsite on ferny shelf 20 meters above river banks 2280 meters.
8.10 On.
9.30 House 2560 meters.
9.50 House in rhododendron shrubbery. 2560 meters.
10.40 House (first from main camp 2660meters).
11.15 Arrived main camp. Alt. 2800 meters).
October 30th.
Spent cataloguing plants collected on the patrol and developing photographs.
Richardson took to Habbema the small broken down radio set and returned in the afternoon with the A.W.A. set stored at Habbema. A.W.A. set equals 5 full carrier loads.