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Kubana river after which we went I called on the
major. They gave us some tea + hot tangerines,
+eatkins. We had supper at six + bed at rave.
April 29, 1933
We got started at eight after a bit of
excitement at finding a snake in the rest room.
we had an uphill pull for the first two hrs.
and then hill down for 1/2 and down slightly
for the last 1/2. The last half hr + 1/2 hrs was
a bit muddy as the brush has not been clear
back. The whole of the day was through
heavy rain forest. We did nothing except
wait note in the afternoon there is a
fine view over the forest from camphedana.
April 30, 1933
We got away away from Diene at 7:15th
trail after taking a couple of switch back right
away it trail went through a tunnel through
the forest for 2 hrs. to Trofo-fofo where we
got into lot of mud for the last hr except for
the two clear pastures Trofo-fofo and here,
maclea, the country are entirely rain forest.
I shot a hawk from a tree near camp in the
afternoon and about four I climbed its cleared
peak and got a fine view as far as the coast.
The altitude by barometer 740 meters while Diene
was at 70 meters.
May 1, 1933
We got away about 7: and went through heavy forest
all day. The trail for the first hr was a boat fairly
level then it a little bit down hill until
it came to the edge of this valley, into the other
of which it went on for four hrs. again in which I
had a storm. We then had an 1/4 hr. fall up to the mission
station and another 1/2 to Metchaka. Shortly after
leaving the house Angabanga walked too close
the edge, and out over bucketly we got him bad on-
injured after unloading him. I had a fellow in it.
Ewoi and we all staled at Welow for coffee and to