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11th Month
NOVEMBER 1959
30 Days
249
16 MONDAY 320-45 Umi River
NOTHING IN TRAPS. 1 SYCONYCTERIS IN NET. MOST OF TRAPS IN.
JOHN WENT UPSTREAM + SET TRAPS WITH LIKLIK + KIM. I
WENT UP ON THE OPPOSITE HILLSIDE WITH TOBRAM + PUT OUT A
NEW TRAPLINE. BOTH STUNG BY SOME SMALL WASPS (?) AND TOBRAM
ALMOST PUT A TRAP ON TOP OF A SHORT, VERY THICK-BODIED SNAKE,
WITH A WICKED LOOKING HEAD - BROWN + YELLOW TRANSVERSE MARKINGS.
CARRIED HIM HOME ON END OF STICK + LEN HELPED ME TO GET HIM
INTO CAN. LIKLIK + I JACKED FOR 2 HOURS - NOTHING
FAIR. HOT IN SUN. BREEZE 250
17 TUESDAY 321-44 Umi River
NOTHING IN TRAPS! 1 MACROGLOSSUS IN BANANA NET - OUR 2ND FOR
THE TRIP. JOHN + TOBRAM SAVED THE DAY BY JACKING A UROMYS
WITH 3 LARGE EMBRYOS, A MELOMYS + A DOBSONIA WITH LARGE
EMBRYO. TOTAL OF 3 NEW MAMMALS FOR THE CAMP - NOW 8.
251
18 WEDNESDAY 322-43 Umi River