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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Remains of old stone walls and house sites on the isthmus, surrounded by groves of wild lemons and cycads. Saw several deer in ones and twos; more numerous toward south end. Roll 76:1. Wakaya from extreme west point of Wakaya lailai, looking N. by W. (11606) Roll 76:2. The isthmus, looking N. by E. (11607) Roll 76:3 and 4. Panarama of Wakaya from Wakaya lailai. (11608+9) Wakaya lailia is rocky, xyrophytic, covered with small trees, grass and scrub, and the home of numerous wild goats and deer. Roll 76:5. Fish wall in Mataua levu bay, S.E. side Wakaya, looking north. (11610) ] Returned to the Vata over nearly the same route, the side trails running into the main trail followed out. Roll 76:6. The capra vata near center of Wakaya with Mr. Gibbs, Mr. de Mouncey Jr. and natives at right. (11611) Green blow flies of various sizes very abundant about sacks of copra. Followed branch trail to the highest point of the island, elevation about 580 feet. Here are located two large Ficus trees between which is the raised platform of an old native house all but a few beams of which have dis- appeared. Roll 77:1. Old house site and banyan tree; summit of Koro levu, 580'. (11612) Entertained Mr. and Mrs. de Mouncey, their son, Mr. Hunt and Mr. Gibbs at dinner aboard the "France", and showed them the preserving portion of the process. Saturday, October 18, 1924. Packed up. Drew sketch smaps of Ovalau and Ba to Singataka coast. Underway for Levuka with Mr. de Mouncey and son in their cutter "Arieta" at 8:20 A.M. Three ton cutter with 6 h.p. motor.