[Journal] March 6-November 22, 1933
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photograph of the frogs, the eggs & the plant. After lunch we had a fly out at a tree across the road that had another of the plants. The knot or belt was broken in the fall but I caught the frog that was in it. Rand later took in one or two others but found no more frogs. I skinned the two white-tailed red white-footed mice. June 2, 1933 seemed from the condition of the skeleton & mamma to be fast breeding as the skeletons gave a large food supply, there were two "allowing" mammals. June 2, 1933 I caught one & white-tailed red-white-footed mouse & three white-footed mice. I made up the first mammal there was bushy looking for frogs & formed quite a hunt with the help of a couple of boys in the fallen pandanas. After lunch we all went up to lower fir's dance ground and found that I had been there between my first visit in 1929 -- returned after lunch. Brass & I continued over the hill to the saddle and down to the Minoda trail. We lost my end a little way on to get a view of Mt. Morro & C.E. but they were in clouds & rain. We took several pictures of the pandanas grown. I killed a brown snake which I brought back & put in formal. On the way I noticed what turned out to be a giant nutmeg tree which I decided to get its fruit. It had been ringed to kill. June 3, 1933 I climbed Mt. Soga. I left camp about 7:45 and when I passed the large clearing I noticed that the mountains were clear of clouds though there was a little mist in the valleys & the sky was overcast not every inviting day. About a half hr. short of the clearing I stopped at a open part of the trail to photograph C.E. The mist was already rising & the clouds settling. At 9:40 I arrived at the Soga rest house. I made one false mess at finding the start of the nature track to the summit. The second try was successful and then I had to call my dog three times before he would come. The trail at first level and very distinct indistinct was through tractiny bamboo some what oldish