Friday Oct. 19: 1941 Last night The moon shone brightly, our first clear night & first glimpse of the stars at this camp. Tons out of our last day yesterday. A slight sprinkle in afternoon. Botanized along the track as far as Eichhorn's camp not toward W.C.A. Collected a few good things including a fourth species of Ixora from the camp, I in Eichhorn old clearing, a small tree Phlebodium. Have on hand more material than I can carry. I might will work another night shift with the crew. Tinker guided a half-grown Warthog (Cercopithecus) along; first mammal trapped here (Kim the cook got it). It was a bit of Sweet Potato. Another Rattler in the (at) wi, also a Mangifera. El coro cura in the (at) wi by Tinker. The Goborns sent up, for nailing to a tree in camp, a heavy file of sheet lead with the history of the camp silk stamped on it. The Goborns was his first in 1909. I attacked sniffing. Saturday Oct. 20: A threatening morning with enough rain to wet the tents and flies before we could get them down at the mountain camp. I left at half past eight, to collect on the way. More than enough carriers were met traveling up the slopes soon after I started down. We had 31 loads. The transport arrived at Jinju before noon. Nothing in traps last night. Four cuscus shot by Tinker with four shells. Had very good collecting on the track. My best day on the island. Interesting things included a red-flowered Gesneriaceous vine (like Bignoniaceae) which I found on Fergusson and Normanby, and a fine big Marattia with tripinnate leaves. Saw oaks in the forest at about 200 meters. Father Twomey of Nimoa, on a visit to Jinju, called at the resthouse to talk with us. Short, stocky man of open countenance, who started the mission at Nimoa in 1947. Sunday Oct. 21: Heavy rain from the NE last night measured 64 points at the mission. A sultry day, it seemed to me, despite a good NE breeze off the sea. Spent nearly all day preparing yesterday's plant collection. The rest house is big enough for Rus and I to work in. It already stinks of cuscus. Rus and Lionel went jackling last night but were driven in early by the rain. One Rattus ruber in traps.