168 Araucaria Creek camps. The carriers were to continue on to the Idenburg today , to assist in transport thence to Araucaria Creek. Left camp at 6.30 and, collecting on the way, reached Rotan Bivak (1200 m. camp) about 10.30. Altimeter read 1240 m. Teerink, Huls and Schroeder from Bernhard Camp and Van Arcken from Araucaria Creek arrived together about 2 PM. It transpires that only staff headquarters and such supplies as will be needed for the two months period the collecting party is scheduled to remain at Rotan and Araucaria Ck. camps, will be moved to the latter camp. Buzzoni with the radio, and the ??? remain at Bernhard Camp with an escort to guard the remaining stores and the canoes. The flood at its highest submerged the dining room at Bernhard Camp--the highest place in camp--to a depth of 10-20 cm. Mossy-forest conditions extend down the spur to 1400-1500 m. But only a little way below 1600m. camp the composition and character of the forest undergoes a change. Oak and Castanopsis are plentiful, althoug small-leaved sama #11963, the mossy-forest dominant, is in control down to 1400-1500 m. February 14th. Holiday for all hands. February 15th. Unable to go into the field on account of an injury to my spine. A few plants collected by my boys are mostly conspicuous things which show the great changes in flora which occurs at this altitude. Among today's spp. is a large canopy climb- ing Agapates #12763, with aprofusion of white flowers. Toxopeus, with Van Arcken, Sergt. Tasarip and escort and 28 carriers, left to establish camp at 1200 m. on the Sigi, 4 hours from here. Toxopeus' assistant, Althoff, accompanies the party and Richardson sent his Ambonese Collector, Marcus, and a Dyak to trap mammals.... Party expected to be away two weeks. February 16th.