Lehner, P. 1964 29 Oct. 12 - continued feet I was of very little help, but did managed to drag back a few small pieces; this is the way we spent the eight hours from 10 PM. until 6 A.M. on Oct. 13 - with the elements making us pay for our ignorance at not bringing shelter; George returned at 3:00 A.M. after having banded 1000 Sooties - he dragged some wood to the fire and laid down in his rubber suit beside the fire and serenely went to sleep; Larry returned around 4:00 A.M. after having banded 200 Wedgetails, 78 Golden Plovers and several Ruddy Turnstones; he didn't appear to be much worse for the weather but readily accepted an invitation to soak up heat from the fire; the sun rose slow on the 13th; we trudged down off the hill to our collection of drums and ammunition cases at 6:30 A.M., sought out some sandwiches from one of the drums and made the radio check at 7:00 A.M.; we then loaded our raft and made off for base camp at Sibylla - the rain continued to beat down on us the whole distance; it was necessary to drag seven hours of Oct. 13 into this discourse as it contributed the greatest to the nightmare just related; I can safely say that it was one of the most, if not the most, miserable nights I have spent; despite the unfortunate circumstances which stand out (cover)