[Journal] March 6-November 22, 1933
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bird that flew from the grass with a loud beating of its wings & think it was possibly the grouse we were already passing through banks of mist. We tops its divide and arrived at its Bark shelter above the near Basin at 8:46. We got a fine view to the Southeast although it was occasionally obscured by clouds billowing over its divide. Mt. Yali (Kuoma called it "Farimo") bore 326 E mag & got some fairly good views of it (XXIV-34-38). My aneroid gave the height as 3067 meters, the carriers rested here to smoke & it was warm sitting in the sun. The trail continued as in Madellton description. The carriers started at its fold-holes & built a fire at 10:35. Most did not rest much but wandered off amongst the clumps of forest trying to shoot some birds with their bows & arrows. We left at 11:10 and soon began to climb a long spurs which got my mind some cold (4 hrs) after that there was a number of big downs to cross streams. We passed its hot hole & rocks at 12:00 one & at 12:10 arrived at its bark shelter. The nature did not want to go farther as there was several clods of stumps and that was lying mist. We were thus forced to camp. We were able to be protected by Frather Garrett's cabin but even it looked it was rather close as the ground was speedily wet. Shortly after we arrived and got our tea a bunch of women arrived with food and pondemonium in rainy suppression. The rain did not help matters any as very one wanted to get into the tent. We had an early supper and turned in directly after it. June 14, 1935 The morning dawned fine and we had a few views of the peaks from the edge of the ridge. There was frost on the ground as we started at 7:30. I again took Mt. lead. The Village policeman had pushed Brass away onto someone else (he had it on his own chair from Ktting Pass) and was carrying only an empty breechless twin. We retreated our steps for about 50 meters then climbed & not a through a narrow bit of forest just the side of which two birds flashed similar to yesterday's but they seemed smaller. We went on a short ways till we came to a forking of its road. Here the policeman wished the into one of its carriers that was with us.