yesterday they were trying out parachutes in Hollandia. When plane was circling over lake there was smoke from half a dozen fires coming up from the Baliem to the south. One of Richardson's boys said that yesterday he saw a man, woman and pig crossing valley back of camp. Today the cook came and said one tin sugar finished. So we did some checking of stores. The result is that since August 1 for five people we have used [illegible] sugar 18 kg of sugar (a tin is 1 kg), and 20 tins (1 lb) of butter! August 14, 1938 Dull early and intermittent drizzle during AM - spent it writing up notes. Expect to go out and get bird of paradise nest. August 18, 1938 Fog over lake - clearing later - but clouds covering Wilhelmina - rain late evening. Plane arrived shortly before 9 AM - unloading 2700 kg of Dutch food - my schedule was not complete enough that I left RA - Yancey had the only complete schedule and RA and RRR apparently paid no attention to him. I don't know quite how it will come out. Teerink reports by radio that he has located a clear deep stretch in the river 65 meters x 1.5 km. The plane unloaded in forty minutes - mostly rice - and left for the Grand Valley. The result was that the river was found to be about 65 feet wide but five miles below appeared to be a suitable stretch and Teerink was dropped a note to investigate that. The plane returned to Habbema about 10:30 and stayed the night. Except Archbold, the crew (Jerry, Steve, Ramm and Rogers) slept aboard. RA was going to sleep in my tent but decided the floor was too bare and chose Brass'. In PM RA, RRR, and Ramm and I went duck shooting. I posted them on opposite sides of the lower end of the lake and tried to herd the twenty or so