5th Archbold expedition to New Guinea. March 4, 1956 to February 1, 1957
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Sat. Sept. 1. A heavy shower at 3:30 AM. Rain through much of the afternoon. Yesterday fell less than usual 2 at 3 PM. The thermometer stood at 81°F in the shade. The lowest temperature noted here is 71°F. Collected down to Travels Camp, then up the creek for perhaps to mile. A fine log. Why Carninal Point was at a waterfall about 30 ft. high, below which was a small basin more tropical in appearance than is general for the locality. An ample heli- wood layer gave most of the forest a foothills appearance. All hard woods. I have not met with a second growth forest in the locality. Returned from the mountain with nothing to show for the trip. Had only one 100 trap. Jacked in only 20 animals, found east of the ridge for deer. Went to the left of the mountain before starting to dig camp. Yesterday morning. No mammals in traps set by the creek, or in Lewis's Mans, which now number 25. Galenme, who went to see Tracing with Kivel yesterday, returned about noon. 18 Gila from Kivel interments a bad man in the delivery of our "Darniara" cargo. Eighteen plans are missing, including all Korean (7 drums) and sugar (2 bags) ordered. 2 boxes of ammunition & some of my collecting supplies were consigned in error to Shimna, north of Nueva, & I thought that if they had been put off there they would turn up at Fiesti within a week or two. Today's news is disturbing. This is the morning when our missing cargo might be. Bus has ammunition & I have collecting supplies that will last perhaps another three weeks. We don't fully know enough person as sugar to last that long. Koreans are essential for staging Darniara's census. Tuesday Sept. 2. A sharp shower at 6:19 PM, set to write station for the day. Morning about half rainy, afternoon overcast, with a few sprinkles. Ran a shuttle shift with my men along even Thursday, which Kivel was awake to gain mid-night. This 1949 I still had all of yesterday's gathering in hand, so played in camp. Went to buy out for articles they brought in some nice things, notably a fine climbing fork Maccliville (photographed), a Genus with cover much rater.