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Tol. June 23. No rain last night or today. Fine Thursday & dark clouds up valley in afternoon.
My last day in the field here. Went up the mountain back
To where it branches left to villages, the Yell again. [illegible]
Second growth forest beyond the road fork. A tract of primary
forest in a gully yielded a few interesting trees including bur
Of Ficus - one with shining Tanzania-like receptacles.
Begun large collecting. I have more material than I can
carry with the one even I have with me. When continuing to
collect in series of nights when the material is available.
This
Afternoon the 6 Travel visited a camp about a mile N down
1/2 miles from camp, to collect two Gobonias & 8 Euphorbicides
carriers. Town is under a broad, shallow waterfall, about
1/2 mile N of the grassy plate. Tried to go in ca.
6:00. Have three sheet branches. Entrance in water worn
deck. Rock said to be a sort of conglomerate. Name of
Camp was NIBOTHIN.
Tuesday June 24: Again no rain
Carrying plant collection & picking up bundle for transport
To the coast tomorrow. Have 82 numbers for this day of ammo
for 12 camps. It goes nicely for me. Most of the plants is
second growth
A Wallaby a white-tailed Papiony - shot last night by
Linder. Good, not jacking, confined for attention to Gab. [illegible]
nothing. Boys, man- to 1/2 got saw this afternoon, returned with
10 more Euphorbicides.
Saw boys leave off the afternoon to attend church. Service
held at the regular time, but when the congregation assemble
from rallying villages from metal object is banged as a signal.
Other mission I have seen, at Pamela & St. John, have 10
Churches.
Monday June 25: Back at Inelele I. Had a good fine day for the transport. I left
Agamia at 7:20 with the intention of botanizing on the road and,
lunching on a small stream about an hour the other side of Pagululu, arrived at
Inelele at 3:15. Rus passed me on the road and arrived about an hour earlier. When
I arrived the carriers were just beginning to come in and drop their loads - 32 of
them. I traveled by the Pagululu-Mibuvo road; the carriers and Lionel by another
road which went first to Leke Lavu then down the flat lands of the valley via Inelele
#2. This road muddy in places and the distance much greater than by the hilly
Mibuvo route. Lionel had more people (Agamia area) offering to carry thank he had
loads. He left Agamia at 8:20.
Everything left at the Inelele resthouse (in charge of the VO) appears to be in
good condition, and intact. The VO is not a person much greater than the hilly
Mibuvo route. Lionel had more people (Agamia area) offering to carry thank he had
loads. He left Agamia at 8:20.
Everything left at the Inelele resthouse (in charge of the VO) appears to be in
good condition, and intact. The VO is not a person who has inspired confidence, but
he was the only man to leave in charge of our cargo.