74 [illegible] The mountain villages on our route were abandoned by government (as stated 196.90) order during the war, we were informed. The people moved down to Drying but May 26/11 use this for old garden grounds. X Thursday Oct. 13: Was Relief awake smell of the night by concluded mist dripping on my tent from a tree overhead. Light showers began toward daylight; lasted to mid-morning. Ridge & Peak The cloud cover of time to mid-afternoon. All the times mist, driving in a strong wind from about East over the Dodda. Collected a few plants about camp while my boys [illegible] in a work 1864 and storage deliver. Palm trunks and tying material (Talamanis & Hapellaria) available in plenty. Other boys doing the regular jobs of rigging camp — work and storage facilities, latrines, etc. Rex unusually bad on a slipping pole in camp. Yesterday, fell & hurt his back — not very badly. He spent 1/2 day lying down. Moped out this evening by his boys. Tuesday Oct. 14: Very heavy rain at daylight, followed by a dark, misty, cloudy, showing day. Bad for field work. Collected a few plants at camp, then followed the track toward Aboluli. Track went along the side of the ridge, losing altitude steadily. Forest tolla (co. 70-80 p.) then & much undergrowth. Conditions wet; visibility bad. Found and collected with a few ripe red fruits, two pieces of sub-tropical palms with feather leaves. An aporymacious canopy tree with very fragrant big white flowers was especially good. The old story of nothing in traps. Lionel and Kim, jacking last night, shot three cursors, a brown [illegible], and a Macropteryx, besides picking up an amethystine python 7 ft. long & a big brown trapaj. Camp rigging, which because of the offered jurisdiction & rough rocky ground, has been a bigger job than usual.