September 1st 1933 The early morning was grey but by nine or ten it cleared and the sun came out though it did not last as by eleven the mist came in and there was a heavy shower in the afternoon. I got a new species of rat "Stiff-haired Rat" under an ant passing under a root of a tree. September 2nd 1935 Only two rats in my traps. The morning was fine though about noon it clouded and by five it was raining. Returning from my traps I met one of Father Dubeys carriers and from him I understood that he was coming today Sunday though at lunch we figured that it would not come til to- morrow. But about four a boy arrived saying that he was at its not home. So I immediately went round and invited him to supper luckily the rain stopped before we return to camp. He had though Martino his shooting boy for us to go. September 3 1935 Father Dubeys got pressed about 7:00 on his way to Kabuna to take some photos thus for the mission & got some iron roofing for this Wartape church. It was an great day for Whitefootd mice and I got six and nothing else. September 4 The weather was just it began to rain about noon. I only got two rats. I developed a skin taken by Mr Brans which turned out fine. September 5 1933 So we decided to go to Mara to see what was there. I had the boy fetch up all the rat traps which held only one white footed mouse. I tried to find the animal that I shot at last night but failed, with I did not hit him or he made off through the their trailing thorns. September 6, 1933. We got away about 7:00 for Mara. I did not at first follow the main road but went by the old native track along the ridge that was originally the route to Orony. My purpose was to avoid the stiff grass along that trail. I got in one just below the first neat clearing of iron-wood. The trap was in a mossy track going down from the main tree. The altitude of the neat clearing was by aneroid 2516 meters which, Correlates to Graha comb B.P. give 1490 and the clearing with