5th Archbold expedition to New Guinea. March 4, 1956 to February 1, 1957
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Wed May 2: Very high clouds in afternoon. A Only rain. Mist towards evening, etc. (6 at daylight) (5.197) (at 10 am. during through). Peak of 15 slope of PASINAMA & the end of 14 Cut backs at 805 m. (ditto in camp when 5.6/1 730 m.) Then cut to crest at 885 m. (Vale 340 m.). Climbed Down then on a south of the crest. 26 myriums of Nola (agace) & other broad-leaved plants with Styphelion & Lonicera carpogalata, a great erect Gleichenia from formed in 1783 on Mr. Dagman & Tocqueville's Rd., 8 including above it on the S. slope an open stand of Eucryphium climbed to 3-5 m. It filamentous and fimper conspicuious on branch 6/4 of the crest. Blocks obtained distant views from the crest; but got a glimpse of the RUNAMIA promontory. Mt. OBIA (2,880) magnetic; a courtyard peak appearing about equal in height was 140° rounds of an age, probably in camp, 305°. North end of NUKAKATA Island 185°. The beach was a good find. Collected were several trees of the 'many fern' unfamiliar to me. An abundance of sheltered Scandent (can't too in forest generally of open canopy, probably as a result of damage by hurricanes winds years ago. Ran (followed it) back at 10 afternoon & now in for an out of 6.5 hr. crest. Mammal signs (?) include sprouted yellow clay under moss—Cleft that parts, & what looks like runways. Much shooting into it while finished the last night: 2 Nyctinomus. Thursday May 3: Mist on & off a good part of day after 2 PM. Botanized down to back in the shunted, open, heavily wooded Eucryphium (forest). The conifers only 8ft. high at 1° east; Physochidia & Mycody by lane (very about 3/4in) comma 16 branches. 18 Pachyphyllum, in