5th Archbold expedition to New Guinea. March 4, 1956 to February 1, 1957
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67 403 Arranged down the south - bringing you to the next lower camp. More interesting plants: a big Pachyandra, common in their valley character, (many) of the ridges, a big Gondania, & a tree fern (Cyathea) which I think I have collected on the island before. No mammals in traps, nothing in Kandar stream (a Total of 25 m.1 tonight). Thandi picked out two lumps last night for nothing. We set out on a new set in the other lower camp, pulled 3 Monachlamia - new for the island. For breakfast we had roots caught by Thandi's helpers (last night after packing was finished. I had a fresh with their skin & a few more, rather chewy looking. Even then, who got up, fresh meat of any kind, had only one piece. Last night, in the same creek ca. SE of camp, Thandi captured (for the collection) two M. of cray fish. One, large & a common, looks like a spiny we took in Westerns. The other, small, clutch with red behind it had a long change to the rocky in very fast water. Friday, Aug. 31: Another fine day with no rain in 16.24 hours. The mountain clear when I saw it from the upper stream camp about 7.30. 8.30 - 11.00 the mountain was clouded over. Collected in the valley of the stream to the SE of camp. (The same as RIO). Little of special interest. The flora here is poor. Mountain, I have a hard time walking than I can day. Ring with her two boys left sometime in the morning to spend the night on the mountain. Took Tubugga as a carrier, he returned about 5 o'clock. They are at a camp in the saddle at Thandi's Trackhead where I think Eichhorn also camped. I saw traps, & got out, I will to jack. I expect them back tomorrow. Thandi to Port Darling. He will go on to [illegible] tomorrow (walk along the coast). The canoe to Nemoa by canoe) to arrange for our transportation to RAMBUSO (on Friday 7 A.M., if possible) & to Normal. (Friday Aug. 28).