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200'. Took a picture from beneath a large Kamani tree (called "futu"):
Roll 41:2 Pago Pago Naval Station looking down from elevation of about 300'.
(11439)
A little higher the ridge flattened out and one entered a region of
grass, open forest and bananas. Here the Assassin bug was quite abundant on
grass, having moderately strong flight and disagreeable odor. Followed cement
flume along side of a very pretty valley, collecting insects so fast that I
had no time to note the kinds. Toey were all taken from ferns and fleshy
herbs. Also collected several plants and three bottles full of landshells
which are very abundant on the large fleshy herbs leaves and stems, on ferns
and occasionally on trunks and stems.
Roll 41:3 Looking down the valley from top of intake dam. (11440)
Roll 41:4 Looking up stream, across reservoir, from top of dam.
Roll 41:5 Looking W. S.W. on Fagaalu from ditch, elevation about 700-800
feet. Slope of Matai on left. (11441)
Back down to schooner and pressed plants, obtaining Samoan names from
old man, Vasai of Aua, who invited me to pay him a visit.
Sunday, April 13, 1924.
Washed off and sorted out negatives of which I wanted prints for Correia
or persons taken, and took them to photographers.
Roll 41:6 Four members of crew, (taken by request). Left to right Willie
(11442)
(the stowaway), the cook, Mina, and Taoo the mate (grandson of
Hehe).
To church - Palm Sunday. Spent afternoon writing letters. U.S.S. Ontario
left for Apia at 10 P.M.
Monday, April 14. 1924.
Off N.E. coast of Upolu at daylight. Mountain range between 1800 and
3600 feet high and in general outline rather resembles mountains of Oahu or
Kauai, semi-rugged, but thickly covered with arborial vegetation as in