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again in evening: little rain 7 - 7.30 PM.
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Preparing to move down to Araucaria Creek. Sent down eight carrierā
loads of specimens, etc. this morning and have twenty-five for tomorrow.
Saturday, March 4, 1939.
Left Rotan Camp at 8 AM with 25 carriers and arrived at Araucaria Creek
11 o'clock. Carriers an hour or more ahead of me, as I collected on the
way and made photographs of the Agattis forests.
Teerink, Toxopeus, Huls and Schroeder at Araucaria Creek. Tox doing well
with butterflies. Though high land is available close by, the camp is
built on the low flood plain of the creek. A vast affair and too scattered
to be convenient. Estimate that the morning routine, before going into the
field, will require 700-800 yards walking.
Weather down here as dull as at Rotan Camp, but of course warmer. Average of
readings made when I passed through in January and again today gives an
altitude of about 850 m. for the camp.
Sunday, March 5, 1939.
Huls and Schroeder left for Rotan Camp, where van Arcken will join them for
a trip to the Sauveri. They plan to return here on the ninth.
Having all seven ovens full of specimens from Rotan Camp, I had the Dyaks
fire them in relays today and took a rest.
Dull day, drizzling much of time and some heavy showers.
Monday, March 6, 1939.
Two hours sunshine: high mist and fog to 8 AM: much drizzling rain, but
northing heavier.
Richardson arrived from Rotan Camp and installed his radio. His boys put
out 400 traps.