APRIL 5, 1948 AN EVENTFUL DAY! MY 13TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. OUT EARLY TO RUN G'S LINE. FOUND A HYDROMYS IN 3 STEEL TRAP SET 50 FEET FROM CREEK, AND 5 OTHER SPECIMENS. MET LEN + GEORGE, HERN BOY + A FRIEND SVEN — WITH THEIR PACKS, ON WAY TO START OF TRACT. THEY WILL STAY AT "TICK CAMP" AT 3000' TONIGHT. SO FAR NO RAIN. RETURNED TO CAMP FOR MY BREAKFAST, THEN OUT TO TAKE IN MY OWN LINE — A GOOD CATCH: 1 MARSUPIAL MOUSE, 1 MELOMYS, 5 RATTUS). OUT AGAIN TO SET NEW LINE NEAR G'S TO FACILITATE MY JOB EACH A.M. OF RUNNING TRAP LINE. PUT OUT 10 RAT + 2 SETS OF 3 STEEL. HOME AT NOON. MADE-UP ALL P.M. + FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER DINNER. GEOFF KINDLY COOKED MEALS. GEOFF WENT DOWN THE ROAD TO GET PHONE MESSAGES FROM CAIRNS. GOOD NEWS! STRIKES ARE ALL OVER. "TIME" LEAVING SOON FOR CAIRNS — AT LAST WE MAY SEE OUR GEAR WHICH LEFT N.Y.C. LAST NOVEMBER! VERY HEAVY RAINS ALL DAY + NIGHT — HARDLY A LET-UP. THE MOUNTAIN MUST BE VERY WET! AND THEY ONLY HAVE A BLANKET & PIECE + A PALM THATCHED LEAN-TO FOR SHELTER. A FIRE WILL BE HARD TO MAKE. HOWEVER, I DO WISH I COULD HAVE CLIMBED B.T. WITH THEM. BUT THIS WOULD HAVE MEANT SHUTTING DOWN TRAP LINES FOR 2 NIGHTS. GEOFF COULD HAVE GONE, BUT DOESN'T SEE ANY SENSE IN CLIMBING MOUNTAINS! 11 STEEL + 19 RAT IN G'S TRAP LINE. NO NATCHING TONIGHT!