5th Archbold expedition to New Guinea. March 4, 1956 to February 1, 1957
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Wed. Otay 28: Some heavy rain last night; weeks quenchy until at least midday. Flowers of inlows through the day, mostly heavy. Polarized down a tributary which runs from [illegible] to the creek. Their results: Two off of Gopher (4th & 5th for Friday) & a couple of shrewdly arched among the most interesting. The rain (over 6" of the locally seen) to have a fair variety of canopy & been trees, but any very from an undergrowth, lianas & epiphytes. Even the banks of the G's creek are from 84 good case of geographical alternation? or perhaps it from pillows clay may to an implantant factor? The creek rocky & half-gassy up. It was where [illegible] had his night camp. From there a sudden change to (105° Grand Cotten & sticky (a schist) thing. We again walking in slope or (4" rut). The 1st mound in the side of the ridge a base camp. Jackey last night; Can get two Pheasants by now, [illegible] & [illegible] Toward: [illegible] & his Goy Timber have 10 men set in the valley to the south of camp, when [illegible] report many small voctings in the (east). Bar did not bring any steel traps to this camp. 11:30 a.m. afternoon: The Gov Trancly rancher & two Tory men arrived with mail & packages which Tulley Turney just cut out this morning. All came from Turney. Only bit of [illegible] shipped a car from Tamana arrived at Nance or the "Muniards." Turney does not want it but, put up to Man (man) in a western time. 1 hour to be in the Colorado than 90 That time. [illegible] will be down to the creek on Friday & be at Nance to see what he can arrange. Transfer from our beet in camp. It took two mornings in a backfall. Found several small brown lizards crawling on me in the front. The surprising. My boys often pick them up. A fine (low) crop after rain. Thursday Otay: Bright, thanksgiving day of two & rainless night. [illegible] bed in camp. Thi