May 4th. Dull most of the day, occasional slight showers--some sun early PM. River falling, can walk dryshod to preparation house. Another minor tragedy in N.G. The Grammond sank in Sentani Lake after landing-- crew saved. 11 of party, 6 Dyaks, 2 cooks and 3 "Europeans" here and we talked of our plight in '36. Radio contact with plane failed 11 minutes after it left here. No radio antenna. Up to Papuan village on stream..a beautiful site. Weapons, sago tools and sago and many palm and ratan baskets stored there. May 5th. Dull and misty AM, light showers. Sun for much of PM. Sent two Dyak collecting boys out but I began to dry birds in ovens--dried most of partly-dried birds. 3 ovens full in 5 hours. Still have some of large birds and some fresh ones. Richardson as yesterday exploring river, spending all day away. 8 Dyaks, wasting traps, one rat. The other evening Van Arken spoke of the Atchemo--the people our Ambonese soldiers watwent to fight. In their minds the surest way to go to their heaven is to kill a white man, an un- believer or even better, a soldier. They will attack a brigade on parade; the more against a lone man the better; the better chance of killing perhaps more than one and of being sure of being killed himself. The water continues to drop though fish still swim under the kitchen and have to walk wet to Brass' raft.