5th Month MAY 1959 31 Days OVERCAST, AS USUAL. 18 MONDAY 138-227 (67) KAINDI JOHN + I RAN BULLDOG TRAPLINE + gPULLED IT UP; I RATTUS ONLY. HETANA; I RATTUS. JOHN DROVE INTO WAU AT 10:30 FOR SUPPLIES + TO TRY TO GET PEDROS WITH HIS DOGS. P. LIVES ON THE WARIA RIVER- 3 DAYS WALK AWAY! HOWEVER, BERT J'S HEAD BOY BROUGHT IN A LIVE P. (5/0 SH.) GYMNOTIS + IS ANXIOUS TO HUNT THIS COMING WEEKEND. 2 OF BOB FRANKLIN'S BOYS BROUGHT IN A SPECIES OF RING-TAILS. LHI LIK + I WALKED PART WAY UP KAINDI RD. + SET 24 RAT + 8 M.SP. IN NOTHOFAGUS (2°) ALONG SMALL STREAM. LEN JOHN + I HAD CONFERENCE ON MT. WILHELM TRIP (SUPPLIES + WEIGHTS). CLEAR DAY. VERY GOOD IN P.M. 19 TUESDAY 139-226 (68) KAINDI (TOOK PICTURE OF MT. (UP MT. KAINDI) Misim LHI LIK + I HAD 2 ANTCHINUS IN OUR NEW TRAP LINE (BOTH NEAR WATER). PULLED ALL TRAPS EXCEPT HIM'S TO TAKE UP MOUNTAIN, 13 MAMMALS FOR DAY - OUR BEST AT KAINDI. WORKED UNTIL 4:15 P.M. JOHN PACkEDT FOOD, 0TRAPS + GEAR + WE SPDX OFF AT 4:30. ONLY 10 MIN. TO TOP OF KAINDI RD. gLOGGED GEAR TO SUMMIT WHERE JOHN BUILT A FIRE + WE LAID OUT OUR SWAGS ON CONCRETE FLOOR OF THE REPEATER STATION SHED. BACK TO TRUCK & JACKED; SET TRAPS. DINNER AT 9 P.M. JACkED UNTIL 1:1 A.M. SHOT I P. CUPREUS. BED AT 2: TRAPS; V.D. + T.C. 50 RAT; 8 M.SP., I LIVE; KIM 15 R, 2 ST, I LIVE BEAUTIFUL MOONLIGHT NIGHT. BEAUTIFUL, BLUE SKY DAY. RAIN 20 WEDNESDAY 140-225 (69) KAINDI (+ MT. KAINDI) WOKE AT 6! TO A BEAUTIFUL CLEAR DAWN. WHOLE SKYLINE VISIBLE. TOOK ROLL OF FILM - PANORAMA, + A FEW PERSONAL PHOTOS. JOHN COOKED OUR BREAKFAST, BUT WE WERE TOO INTERESTED IN VIEW TO CARE MUCH; CHICKEN SOUP, CHOPS, TOAST, CHEESE, DATES, TEA + CADBURY'S CHOCOLATE BAR. RAN OUR TRAPS: V.D. 3 GRAY-BELLIED RATS; T.C. 1 OF SAME. R over Packed our swags, put them on a pole (also brief case + traps) and DOUBLE CARRIED DOWN TO WHERE BILL BRADLEY WAS BLASTING FOR ROAD. 2 OF HIS KUKUKUKU BOYS TOOK IT TO ROVER. PECULIAR WAY OF GREETING - TICKLE YOU UNDER CHIN WITH THE FINGERS! MOREPICTURES ON WAY DOWN. META POLICE OFFICER ON ROAD DOWN (PHIL RYAN) - OUT FOR A LOOK AROUND. HORACE WILFRED CLISSOLD ("HORRiE») + PHIL CAME IN FOR LUNCH; H. A NATURALIST - INTERESTED IN BIRDS + MAM. OFFERED TO HELP, HEN BOUGHT A GREEN RINGTON.