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Peak
Anglos Distance Calc. h. Known h.
Mauga Silisili
5° 56'
(8.6 mi. 4719)
(9.6 " 5268)
(10.6 " 5817)
6000 ±
Top of ridge S. by E.
5° 43'
8.6 4541
Crater at head of white flow
5° 20'
(8.0 3943)
(Parasite?)
(9.0 4435) 5 400
(10.0 4929)
Left Safune about 6 P.M. Spent evening writing up notes. Found the
shark's teeth had dropped from jaws. Preserved all teeth remaining and dis-
carded jaws.
Sunday, May 25, 1924.
Heavy squalls during the night nearly carried our foremast away.
Beating all day against strong headwind with engine going. Arrived Apia 6:15
P.M. 24 hours from Safune. Captain, Mr. and Mrs. Beck, and most of the crew
ashore. Wrote letters.
Monday, May 26, 1924.
Ashore at 8:15. Took two rolls films to be developed. Up to Apia
Hospital and had legs treated and bandaged. Talked over Savaii insects with
Dr. Buxton and Mr. Hopkins, the latter identifying the butterflies collected.
Called at Survey Office and made suggestions for correcting N.Z. map of Savaii.
Field trip in afternoon with Dr. Buxton and Mr. Hopkins up road toward
Malalololei. Spent most of time collecting eggs, larvae, pupae and adults of
the semi-transparent brownish-black and white winged butterfly, Acræa andro-
mache, from its host plant a passion flower vine (181), I collected the same
behind Safune, May 2nd. To hospital to press specimens of the vine and fix
the leaves in carnoy's solution. (Acetic acid 10 cc., absolute alcohol 60 cc.
chloroform 30 cc.
Dinner with Dr. and Mrs. Buxton, spending the evening looking over his