4th Month APRIL 1959 30 Days FOUND STORE THAT SELLS MOSTLY FAIR, WARM: FRESH ORANGE JUICE. 6 MONDAY 96-269 (25) LAE, LENT OUT IN P.M. JOHN + I SHOPPED IN TOWN FOR SUPPLIES FOR 1ST CAMP MOST OF A.M. Lent putting up his plants from weekend. JOHN + I DROVE OUT 5-6 MILES N.W. OF LAE TO OLD ARMY SUPPLY D四方 IN FOREST. Found many ROADS IN 2ND FOREST AND SOME EXCELLENT 1° FOREST. 34 TRAPS OUT, NO NETS. SHOT I PIP, OVER CREEK BOTTOM - PIPS CAN BE VERY DIFF- ICULT! JOHN + I RETURNED AFTER DINNER AND HACKED FOR 2 1/2 HOURS, I SAW I SILA SILA (SUGAR GLIDER) BUT NO CHANCE. SHOT A PTEROPUS NEO- HIBERNICUS - WINGSWEARD 5 FT. 1/4 INCH! ELY #4 (12 GA), NOT A BAD CARTRIDGE. CLOUDY - WINDY (CYCLONE IN CORAL SEA) (26) 7 TUESDAY 97-268 LA E → ZENAG → LAE (L→Z 52M) (2+M 5m) NOTHING BUT Z SHINKTS IN 34 TRAPS IN LOWLAND RAIN FOREST 5 MI. N.W. of LAE. Pickled Pip, Lilt Lik SKINNED OUT FLYING FOX. JOHN + I LEFT FOR ZENAG AT 10:30 A.M., ARRIVED FOR LUNCH AT 12:45. MR.+ MRS, BEST, RICHARD LEAHY, PHILIP L., MEGAN TANE (4). R.L. HAD 5 PICKLED BATS (HIPPOSIDERS) ; FOUND UNDER BANANA LEAVES BY NATIVES. Bought a sugar glider WAMPIT R. GORGE (3000 FT.). Met Mr.+ Mrs. MARK SHULTZ - ARRANGED TO STAY AT THEIR CABENSIS HOME. VISITED LUTHERAN MISSION AT GURAKOR (REV.+MRS. GEORGE HORTOLT). WILL CAMP HERE IN MAY. SAW JENKINS AT FORESTRY CAMP. HOME AT 7:30 CARDS: IAT + HELENA FAIR AGAIN AFTER HAVING OUTER8 WEDNESDAY 98-267 (27) LAE. || CYCLONE. (FRIDGE OF CORAL SEA) After lunch JOHN C., HIS BROTHER JOE, + I WENT OUT ON ROADS NORTH OF LAE. CLIMBED ON TAP SHIP, ISOMBED + GROUNDED DURING WAR. NATIVE HOSPITAL ON BUSU RIVER. STOPPED AT LUTHERAN MISSION, MET A MR. CONLOW WHO GAVE US PERMISSION TO HACK ON THEIR CO- CO NUT PLANTATION. VISITED MANAGER - GEORGE KNOPHE. WING SHOOTING BATS AT KELLEY'S PLACE - NO LUCK. DINNER WITH THE GUNNS - VERY PLEASANT. SAW HIS SNAKES. At 9:30 P.M. WE DROVE OUT TO PLANTATION. I SHOT A SILA-SILA (SUGAR GLIDER) IN FIRST 5 MINUTES. JOHN ALSO GOT ONE. JOHN + JOE JUMPED A BAND, COO + RAN IT DOWN IN THE LONG GRASS! SAW DOBSONIA: A VERY GOOD EFFORT. T. GUNN + LAE'S DENTIST WERE ALONG. MET A MR. LAYTON (BULULO GOLD). SEE W.D. NEILL AT SUNSHINE FOR VERTEBRATE FO won.