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11.55 Reached Lunch River alt. 3390.
Picked camp site 300 yards up stream on top of 30 ft bank where we were
backed up against hill and forest.
The way leads past Kremens Camp, across the march straight to hill, up
ridge one half way to native track - day along it to next ridge up next
ridge through open forest to near top of ridge where shrubs and lichens
abound. Then straight down hill through forest, shrubbery and marshy
places. The ridge we came down can be recognized from afar by the white
sand dunes at the base of the next ridge west.
We kept to far east and had to climb in and out of several more gullies
than necessary - short grass stiff ferns on ground - wetter than our earlier
trip - tree ferns alonggullies.
The Wamena - a stream only a few yards wide in spots, flowing over a single
gravelly bed.- in a gulch 100 ft deep and 200 yds wide - bits of forest
tree
along its edges - tree ferns and grass over swampy grass and mossy ground
burned trees - wooded cliff 100-200 yards to south - the usual
crude native shelter - bark, grass and shrubs fine in center - climb
through poor scattered vaccinium forest patches coarse sedge and brachen
into next clearing - short grass clearings up open valley to south.
Soon into main valley which leads to camp site.
Upper half old - dead trees 50 to 60 feet tall standing in second growth.
But lower part of valley (vertically) grass and tree ferns.
No fresh tracks but running low old tracks still appear fresh.
Malomys - picked up skin of body and part of skull - evidently cast
aside by natives - My Dyak (one of them stayed at Habbema with upset
stomach) insists its a monkey and doesn't recognize teku. It may not be
a monkey but it seems to be fine watchem.
Hypotinide. One feeding (?) in clear muddy place in grassy valley near
stream - ran into grass then flushed - flew a few yards into midst of