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July-2
the mountain gardens were far easier to chew and more palatable than the
tough, greasy cassowary meat, but we did our best to show our appreciation
by much smacking of lips. Then followed speeches in pidgin English and
(CHIEFS) (SECONDARY CHIEFS)
local dialect by the counselor, various luluais and tultuls, and finally
a speech in pidgin by myself to thank these helpful people for their
WHICH THEY CALL
hospitality while we were on their mountain called Zebunung. And again,
the hour-glass drums were alive until the early morning hours.
July 8 saw us break the Bulum River for the last time on our way to
Maran, Selimbing, and finally Ogeram mang, where we spent July 9 as the
guest of the native pastor in his home. MacGowan stayed behind at Zengaren No.2
to await more carriers. Craven departed for Pindiu by way of Tobo with a
guide. This was a day of great excitement. Two more Zaglossus were brought
to us from the mountains further north near the upper Bulum River. While
at Ogeram mang I wrote to Ernst Mayr to remind him of his collecting days
OUR VISIT.
35 years before, I decided to return to Pindiu by a different route not
only to get some idea of the broken country between the Bulum and the Kua
Rivers but also to advise some of the villages to the north that we would need
their help in carrying to the Cromwell Mountains. We passed through the
OUT OF THE GORGE
village of Tobo, broke the Kua River, and climbed to Yapang where we
spent the night. Kim, our cook, stayed behind at Tobo to enlist more carriers,
and arrived in Yapang after midnight. It rained in the morning and a number
of humus frogs
that were calling were collected for Zweifel.
July 11 and a five hour carry saw us back AT our base camp at Pindiu. July
12, one of a number of fair days, saw us drying skins and packing collections
to be flown back to Lae. Cadet Patrol Officer and Ian Rowles celebrated our
return by inviting us to dinner. On July 13 Hoogland flew to Lae with botani-
cal and mammal specimens for storage. Our live Zaglossus were photographed