5th Month MAY 1959 (W. FIREPLACE) 31 Days GOOD HOUSE, ELECTRIC LIGHT, BEDROOM, OFFICE, SHINNING PORCH; KITCHEN, LIVING-DINING ROOM HEAVY CLOUD NO TRAPS OUT. SUNSHINING AT 7:30. BELOW US: 11 MONDAY 131-234 (60) GURAKOR L.M. TO EDIE CREEK DOGS OPENED THE DAY BY RUNNING + BARKING FURIOUSLY AT THE BOYS WHEN THEY CAME UP TO COOK BREAKFAST, ALL PACKED + READY TO LEAVE - IF JOHN IS WELL + COMES. BOUGHT 9 SMALL BATS FROM 2 SMALL BOYS - BEST YET! AT 6D EACH. OFF AT 10:30. T. WELL, ROAD TO BULALO NOW FAMILIAR. STOPPED AT FORESTRY. ON TO WAU. MET A.D.O. SINCLAIR, WILL FORWARD MAIL TO EDIE CREEK, JOHN + ROVER DID WELL TO GET US UP STEEP, WINDING ROAD TO BOB FRANKLIN'S SPARE HOUSE, MET A BILL BRADLEY (FORMER H.WGT. CH. BRITISH ARMY). BOTH WILL ADVISE NATIVES WE WANT MAMMALS, 20 RAT TRAPS OUT. TEMP. 58° AT 8:P.M. ELEV. 6700', RAINING. HEARD "6 O'CLOCK CRICKET". BEAUTIFUL A.M. CLOUDING OVER/ 58° AT 7:A.M. (12) TUESDAY 132-233 (61) KAINDI (EDIE CR. AREA) LIK LIK HAD 4 RATTUS IN 10 TRAPS SET NEAR HOUSE. HETANA 0 IN 10. MEASURED + LEFT WITH LEN + JOHN IN ROVER FOR EDIE CREEK PROPER. MET SCOTTY SUTHERLAND + TOM BUBBERS (NEIGHBORS) ON ROAD, TOM IN CAPE YORK FOR MANY YRS. SCOTTY HAD US IN FOR TEA. GEORGE HOLLAND + EUGENE MUNROE STAYED WITH HIM. SHOWED US GOLD WORKINGS. WALKED OUT BULLDOG TRAIL FOR ABOUT 2 MILES (GOES TO NEAR PAPUAN COAST). JOHN SAW A WALLABY, LEN COLLECTED RHODODEDRONS. BACK ON BUSH TRAIL FOR LATE LUNCH. PUT UP SKINS + TALKED WITH BILL BRADLEY. 40 RATS OUT TONIGHT. BILL ASKED HIS KUKUTUKUS TO BRING IN MAMMALS. DRIZZLE MOST OF A.M. 69° AT 3:45 P.M. 186 ROSY DAWN. OVERCAST IN P.M. 13 WEDNESDAY 133-232 (62) KAINDI (c. 2060 M.) MY 2ND MONTH FROM HOME. 1 R. NIOBE, 2 R. VERECONDUS IN 10 MOS. SP. L-L + H. 1 EACH IN 40 TRAPS. BILL B'S BOY BROUGHT ME A RAT, TOO. JACKING UP HILL IN BACK OF FRANKLIN'S HOUSE, BADLY HACKED UP. SAW NOTHING. DOWN NEAR THE GOLD BAT- TERY AT DUSK. JOHN SAW 2 BATS - NO SHOTS. SAW 1 FLYING FOX UP TOWARDS THE KAINDI MT. TRACK. BILL B. + BOB FRANKLIN IN FOR SUPPER LAST NIGHT. TODAY BILL + I WENT IN SEVERAL OLD GOLD DRIVES AFTER BATS. NO LUCK. ONE HAD A STREAM FLOWING OUT OF IT. ROTTEN TIMBERS. IN ABOUT 200 FT. OVER MY BOOTS, LEN GETTING GOOD PLANT COLLECTION. HAS BEEN GOING IN HOUSE. JOHN + I WILL GO WING- SHOOTING WITH BILL NEAR HIS HOUSE TONIGHT. SAW NO BATS. AFTER DINNER T. BILL, HETANA + I DROVE UP THE KAINDI ROAD ABOUT 1 1/4 MILES. JACKED ABOVE + BELOW TRUCK FOR 1 1/4 HRS. SAW NOTHING EXCEPT SMALL BATS + SEVERAL FAST FLYING LARGER BATS. KL.0 IN 20; H.4 IN 20; D.0 IN 10. HOME AT 10:P.M.