Meyr-Drees busy packing. Shraeder in to discuss cots, etc. and we ventured as far as Europe and back, to the Amazon and Hagenbecks". July 20th. Fine today--rain PM. Plane returned from landing first load of cargo today. Plane spent night on lake. Booth and Richardsons sent Brass out flowers indicating junction of alpine forest and --forest. Booth said he saw 4 quail plumb in camp itself--Anaumphoris-- and Ramm says plenty of snow on Wilhelmina; temperature 6 above 0 C. Dyak shooting at leatherhead in top of casuarina broke off brown stained tip of dart and thrust broken-off tip into ground, stamping it in with heel. Rendering a poisoned dart harmless in settled community. July 21st. Van Arken cabling Teerink for advice as to route--and I had to translate their teleggrams for Archbold. And tonight I printed pictures. Rain here most of day and Richardson reported rain and mist at Habbema. No flight. By radio--14 natives Habbema in AM. across bay yesterday; went away in evening. July 22nd. A yellowish wind-driven sunrise between the headlands, the plane riding in the centre. Brass going inland today. Plane took off at 6 AM--quick trip in. No sign of natives today. Brass located our camp on dryer ground than Mielke's choice, 150 feet from soldiers. Sent out a stone axe handle of very light rotten wood. Teerink now plans to come to Hollandia again and go in by 10th flight. Van Arken received directions from Teerink to go directly to new lake where they plan to land stores. Engaged Ebele today at £300 as radio telegraphist for inland. Has been military