Journal of Edwin H. Bryan, Jr. while with the Whitney Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History on the schooner France, February to October 1924
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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