39 52 Talai NICHOLAS S.C.S. Hamlet of LEGOA AKAMIT, 3-4 abandoned 1/4 hour, 680m, 3:40. Part of the same distance through very steep manus ridges; small path in tall primary forest; much obstruction. Briefed down through the primary forest to KILATI Track, 160m, q.t. 3:35. Talipale hamlet on low east bank. Growing here was a young Franciscan, ca. 30 ft. hgt., said to have been washed down as a seedling by a flood. 1961/7/2017 a village of about a dozen small houses & a dilapidated mission church (Methodist). Took rest hour, but small for our needs as a collecting camp. Very friendly people of c. 18 VC's Central councillor, also 3-4 older men than one of us sees. The women were busy cooking food when we arrived & Toward evening brought 22 for them were pots of rice & sweet potatoes; paid the government price asked, 1 shill per pot. Through forest for our 36 carriers, 9 "company" boys, 8 chargers on (or supper's breakfast). Mile 210 m. East Taitaba to shoot a wellaby for the carriers; saw three, got none. The AM at 6:15. Kizani, with CALUMNIA carrying a 6ght mug, 6ft. Tuesday June 5: Only 6 of our 37 carriers of yesterday were willing to go on to the mountain camp, despite an arrangement with Licenti that they would do the whole trip. I discovered this last night, fell in 16 carriers & talked through him. The good. Then (we asked) I was promised 25 Carriers by the Uganda V.C. People want 16 of per day. Local carrier late in turning up. 8:15. It was 7:30 before I fell away with 25 locals (6 of them women). The 6 remaining Taitaba. The local councillor carried full loads; Taitaba councillor with us. Road followed the Uganda river ridges at a little way Then climbed through primary rain forest to cross the KILATI at 7.22 am. (Uganda 170 m. in the AM). BUDACHAFATUGONA hamlet a few banks. WA-10 hammer of 3 hours, 8:30. Mostly steep climbing from then on, with shaft. - Mpu OIWAQIA (field Taitaba councillor) across the Drai at 6ft. Mt 10:30 marked off of 700m. where the track left the cross of the thin one had been following. Big Franciscan tree in cuts forrest (cuts for ca. last 100m). Very steep steps descended on a very narrow path back to a rocky small stream at 650 m. Reached stream 11:00, ahead of carriers. Tracked off for 2 hours. First water. Bank riffly. Night showers as we rested. Camp at 1780m. marked at 1:20 after a very steep 25 minute climb from stream. Good ground. Cots provisioned.