[Journal] March 6-November 22, 1933
Page 133
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August 22 1933 Short Grand camp Brother December left for Monro with his horse & burro August 23 1933 In the morning I put out the traps starting at the edge of the forest & running up the ridge toward Tola. The first set or in bamboo entangled forest while higher the forest is fairly open. August 24 1933 The traps held four rats of two species all caught in the two lower sets where the bank is thick. After visiting the traps I continued on to the summit of Tola where I found Mr Brown. I took numerous bearing starting with Mt Albert Edward & striking through west to the south, ie. Mt Gula. Mt C. Mt "D" Mt Albert Edward Western & Central Peak Mt Gula Mt "E' Mt "B' Mt "D' the bearings are as follows all East magnetic North: Mt Albert Edward at 49° Mt "B" 6° Mt D 331 Mt E "Alberts 325 Mt. "A" (Pretty) 25 Mt C. 355. Mt E 375 Mt Gula 308 I made the top by aneroid on arriving 2732 meters & shortly before departing 2765 meters. August 25, 1933 I got only two rats again in the same sets 4 of the same two species. During the afternoon the male that had gone to the coast for more rice & a few supplies arrived bringing more traps & mail mainly second class. August 26. 1933 I set out two steel traps on trail crossing the track of the ridge & also 12 more rat traps. I caught only one rat in the lowest set. Adamson left for the coast getting away a little before eight. Afterwards I went out shooting & only boarads Monro a little way beyond the slide. I shot at a frog otherwise the only thing seen was a fair size bird but flying over track or rather it seemed to glide.