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Thurs. June 30.
Thawing as if off, [illegible] very slight, (only
shower). SE wind. Clear last night.
Polarized down to government trail to [illegible] Creek. The clear
the bank of the creek perhaps 1/2 mile. Most interesting plant was
an Echinopitys, a genus I have only seen on the mainland
before. Will collecting them in vain (first) second branch of
The recent Macaranga- other than types. A big Fern-leaved
Clethra, complicated by its umbrella crown of coccob (Carnob.)
Lunch, taking Tinkin, Gift for KEDIDIA (Gomera Bay,
where Randal Erwinell has a two-acre coconut plantation) at
7:30 PM. Pansions of the long walk, partly to my camp 8 miles
Improved camp locality at DEIDEI, partly to check up on
Richard and his work. Physical expedition during the last
two weeks, in the Glen movement.
From Kedidia, packing goods. Last night were one
Begonias 3 Philodendrons, 1 Palma, 2 Solanum, 1 Pachyphytum Tinkin
get 2 Philodendron, 2 Platanus. Run that’s lost a couple of
things. The big brown Rattler in traps. The skinning, wood was
somewhat limited to scraper, by the loss of the 3 Begonias,
I purchased yesterday. Run left them on his skinning table last
night, so we doubt they ever eaten by some prowling village
cat.
The same day has been beautiful in another way for
the mammal clip-a-brown. Run finds himself out of arrows;
a lone. Not a thuggick gift. If he is not where his supply is
packed at Pamelia, he will have to go down there himself
tomorrow. The journey there & back will be at least 10 hours
of walking.
Run has broken the Tinkin carrying bad running wound,
ended up with the shatter out of action.
Thursday June 30.
Thawing rain for a thunderstorm (again) 10.8
& 2 o’clock last night. Run for about an
hour in mid morning. Thawed mostly covered. SE (wind)
night.
Run will GOLUMNA carrying a [illegible] & some sandals
for him, Gift for Pamelia or day was lightning at 5:30.
Returned at 11:45. Took 5 hours for the down journey, (2
for to up). Run in fairly good condition, though tired tonight.
Will small boy IDAWANAVETA, son of the local mission
Clerk, as guide, I went to take LAVE in the center valley
of the island. Accompanied by rain, the down journey took 1 1/2