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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.