[Journal] March 6-November 22, 1933
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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