-61- Friday, May 15, 1952: Slopes of Mt. Dayman. 6 A.M. temperature at 700 m. Camp 68 F., aneroid 690 m. Bright clear morning followed by clear sunny day. 7 A.M. Left 700 m. Camp. (Alt. 700 m.) 7:10, alt. 750 m. Entered midmountain forest dominated by oaks. Slopes more gentle; fewer gullies; fewer vines; ground plants mainly ferns; soil yellow, clayey; shafts of light strike down through clear boled trees fluted and suckered. A welcome change after the scraggy rain forest of lower slopes. 7:40, 900 m. Oaks smaller. A robust scrambling bamboo appears. 7:50, 970 m. Small pandanus leaf hut. Must be water somewhere near. 7:55. Overtaken by a runner carrying mails out from Baniara and forwarded from Biniguni this morning. These people travel fast when not carrying loads. Rested 15 minutes here. 8:15. Carriers resting place at 1030 m. Spent 10 minutes here. At 1100 m. a curious fern with simple, forked leaves appeared on semi-mossy ground (continued up to ca. 1300 m. Collected. Carriers get water from bamboo stem; few mouthfuls of clear cool fluid. 9:15, 1280 m. Spur narrow and increasingly mossy; still oak forest. 9:30, 1330 m. Spur turns from S. to SE (+); slopes more gentle. Stream ca. 200-300 ft. down on right; sound of running water. Marked a tree here; may possibly find a camp site down on the stream. 10:00, 1430 m. Spur broadens greatly; east slopes. Oakes still principal trees; some with smaller leaves may be Nothofagus. Very big Sloanea trees all through this mid-mountain forest. Good deal of moss on trees and ground; ground on open crest springy with surface roots. 10:10, 1460 m. Rest 10 min. Fine tall forest. 10:25, 1490 m. [illegible] Carriers (on ahead) resting at a pandanus leaf hut near small water in a gully to right. Spent 10 min. here. 10:45, 1540 m. Ken's #1 Camp. Oak forest of rather small trees on open crest. An old camp spot of natives. Good bit of scrambling bamboo around camp place. We stay here tonight. Water about 200 ft. below in a very steep gully on right or west side of spur. Rigged a tent and three flys to accommodate our bots and 36 carriers who are following us. Our middle-elevation collecting camp may be located here. Room on the spur for a permanent camp, but water situation could be better. Spent some time exploring the neighborhood without finding a better site. Presence of Weinmannia trees in forest may indicate a change in general ecology. The runner this morning brought word that 34 carriers and 3 women carrying rice were to leave Biniguni at daylight in charge of Interpreter Diwowon and over-take us here. They have not arrived.