[Journal] March 6-November 22, 1933
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The height of his camp as he made it with his thermometer was 9,343 ft. The next morning he got started at 6:40 and crossed the Era and continued towards water fall (which did not fall) for twenty minutes when he left the main track which went to Kuana turning to the North or N.E. to go through a clump of timber. He marked this turning by an arrow blaze on tree fern and by blocking the track with sticks. Then at 8:35 passed the head of the "Reon" on his left and at 9:40 left the divide on the right crossing the end of the Benda Lake then back on to the divide leaving the Reon basin on his left at 9:15 he was traveling West, 9:20 W by N. 9:30 WNW until he came to a lot of hot holes full of water through maintained for three minutes then shortening Marudodoa swamp which looked like a salt pan at 9:40 he was traveling N. 9:55 traveling E of N up a very steep hill bed by 10:10 passed through a swampy division and at 10:32 he encountered the first rock foldings and at 10:40 he came to a native camp consisting of bark shelter. Lean to the style there for lunch leaving again at 12:05 he returned down the trail for about 50 yards and then turned off to the left (facing up) and traveled NW then N. at 12:35, NE at 12:40 he crossed Mamase Creek and just after looking over it again he found himself between two sticks. Then he went down to Saw-in Creek at 12:50 N 12:56 E at 12:58 NE 102 N at 1:08 the mist lifted a little and he saw a swamp on left at 1:17 traveling N between lakes and at 1:20 arrived at Garinda where he made camp. The height of which he made boiling point 98.5 Centigrade temperature of air 55 Fahrenheit. He lived two more patches of timber all the way. From Garinda to the top of the Central Peak Glacier it took him 1 1/4 hrs. The native name for the West Dome is Bridge. He made the boiling point of Garinda 87.5 Cent. air temp. 43 F. Elevation 12,551 ft. He advised me to make the first day to Champion's ell each set the second to the head of the Reon. He returned all the way to O-norge in one day 13 1/2 hrs. The last of which was in the dark. He gave as the following name of Kuana boys who agreed to carry for us.