76 129 [illegible] Tuesday Oct. 16: We ran last night. Ran most today, four shavers, some run in afternoon. Heard few ca. NNW. This afternoon we could hear the croakers on the trail off East Point, a sound quite drowned by wind rattling the croakers. Botanized south along the crest of the range, cutting track for an hour past the end of the jacking trail without coming to the "No. 1" road to Elboe. Then forest, climbed to a peak on some narrow crest, showing no variation in composition. No mammals in traps. Hunt spoiled jacking last night by the dogs. A small Hippopotamus caught in a cat set. This is the first incongruous cat we have caught in a set. Hugh Osborne came up to see us, travelling from 1866 at six hours. After lunch he went to the top. No one who came up of Mr. Rosset, guided by some moles who came up from Sippe with fresh food. Found them a wine from Sippe with the 7000 remains of a cat in it, left on the camp about 30 p.m. ago by the Osborne. Climbed summit about 3:30. Lovel returned, alone, from Elboe at about 3:30. Lovel returned, alone, from Elboe about 3:30. Lovel returned, alone, from Elboe about 3:30. Three notices from Sippe brought a nice lot of sweet potatoes, papaws, pineapples, & a few lime, tomatoes, green, & beans for which I paid 12 sticks. Wed. Oct. 17: The first day tonight here without rain. Not much mist, rather until 1400 afternoon. Botanized to and from the waterhole partly in the valley to the west of camp. Nothing worth special remark except a big Calypsoealyx, the third palm found with ripe or more ripe fruit at this camp. I left for work at Rosset. This expedition has been poor for palms. There are few species on the other islands of the Torres Straits; it's up to this time I have not been able to collect any ripe seeds for the Paraclid Tropical Section. This afternoon I have carrying seeds of two species. The usual story on troops. Rex & Hugh went jacking last night for the result: I ran shot a cassowary. Of Macropterus taken in the cat set. Various kinds of