[Journal] March 6-November 22, 1933
Page 109
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"Kiwi's on a steep place and I heard one remember "Megoni" (Mangaro). I got back to find the Kiwanis in Camp so every thing was set for the morrow. We had two of them for their carrying yet & persuaded them to take us down. Caught a Porgletern a snowwhal was just left by July 13, 1933 The Kiwis got started first and were followed in about a half hour by the Kwanos. Finished up the remaining snows that were not tagged by the Hanckwanos & left my file bag one & had to return for it a short distance. I got to the head of the Kwanus by the Bark shells and the Kiwis were passing the whole when I was entering the basin of the Meradodoa swamp around which the tree shoots. Took a long turn just after the footholes & found myself descending into the floodbasin. I tried shorting the fell side by returning & got my knees rather scratches in going through a patch of timbers. I noticed quite a number of fresh & old pig tracks of on this spur. Caught the Kiwis at the Bark shells where they had stopped to rest. Shortly before crossing the Ero Glintes (Edomoo's dog) flushed a quail which I failed to send again. Started the climb up from the Ero to the Comas as I was a little tired and had passed every one thus being only one Kiwi & one Kwanu with me. Forgot to look at my watch when I arrived but I guess I had been in about 25 minutes which would make three hours for the trip. The rest drifted in for another hour. After lunch we made cheese and suppies. July 14, 1935 Adamson & I left at 7:40 and traveled slowly down trying till about two to get as far as the Urunt Rest home where we decided to stop as the boys were traveling so badly. We found that there was no food in any of the villages so it seems as though we will have to give up this side of the valley for a wet camp. There are one or two gold sets on in the first spurs on the Wanu side of Irula.