August 15, 1938. Left Habbema with Brass, Huls and Toxopeus to find site of Wilhelmina Camp. 6.40 Carriers left 7.15 We left camp by boat for across lake. 7.50 Left boat 8.10 Reached shelter on ridge. 8.15 Reached top of ridge - alt. 3280 m. 8.20 Started straight down - to cross on divide between Balim and Wamena - as Huls found crossing the plain by Wamena too rough - all hollows. 8.45 Reached edge of Balim plain at bottom of ridge - alt. 3220. 9.20 Stopped in midst of flat grass plain to rest carriers - alt. 3200. 1 pr. grouse flushed on the plain 1 pippit 2 Pysmopygius big in tree ferns along a gully but birds very scarce on this plain. 9.30 Started on. 9.40 Crossed x a faint E. W. Papuan trail - nearing forest picked up a well travelled native track and followed it to Wamena. 9.55 Crossed Wamena - alt. 3225. This near the forest and near white scar on bluff to South. 10.05 On East bank of Wamena gully - alt. 3220 - one quarter mile from white scar - A Falco br. flew by. Wamena - a shallow sparkling stream bed - 20-40 feet wide - in a 200 ft. deep gully - 200 yds across. 10.15 Started on 10.35 Altitude 3250 Altitude 3250 - native house.