6th Month JUNE 1959 30 Days P.M. OVERCAST RAIN BEFORE 7: A.M. SOME SUN IN A.M., 22 MONDAY 173-192 (102) MT. WILHELM, LAKE FLUNDE WOKED TO SEE SNOW ON MOUNTAIN ABOVE 13500 LEVEL. TOOK PICTURES. ONE PREVIOUS A.M. WITH SNOW. HAD DISAPPEARED BY EARLY P.M. JOHN OFF LATE A.M. TO ESTABLISH OUR #2 CAMP AT ABOUT 9000' NEAR LARGE MT. STREAM ABOVE KEGLSUGL. SMALL BOYS BROUGHT A SELECT VARIETY OF ANTECHINUS, EUDROMICIA, POGONOMELOMS + MELOMYS TODAY. BUSY ALL DAY UNPINNING, MEASURING, MAKING UP. A.M. GOOD FOR DRYING, PASSED 600 MARK TODAY; LEN ALMOST TO 300 #S FOR CAMP. KIM BAKED ANOTHER FINE 5MS.15R. M.S. MS. BATCH OF BREAD. NOTHING IN TRAPS LAST NIGHT. HIM 20, H.20, L.L.20 OUT TONIGHT. OVERCAST. SOME SUN IN A.M., BUT MOSTLY 23 TUESDAY 174-191 (103) MT. WILHELM, LAKE FLUNDE DAY BEGAN QUIETLY BUT WORK PICKED UP WHEN SMALL BOYS BEGAN BRINGING IN SPECIMENS. ANTECHINUS, POGONOMYS, MELOMYS AND A PSEUDO HYDROMYS! ABOUT 10:30 A MERI ARRIVED TO PICK UP SOME KAU-KAU FOR JOHN. NOTE Said WORK ON CAMP GOING WELL. LEN ON NORTH RIDGE FOR A LONG MORNING. WENT OVER 300 #S FOR THIS CAMP. COLLECTED A HUGE NEW RASPBERRY-1 BERRY WEIGHED 1 OZ.! SAVING SEEDS. ABOUT 1: P.M., 2 YOUNG KAY CATHOLICS FROM MADANG WALKED INTO CAMP (PAUL SEGER, HERRMANN SIEHLAND). WILL CLIMB MT.W. IN A.M. BOTH GERMAN + VERY PLEASANT. SMALL BOY BROUGHT IN TREE FROGS. PEAKS IN CLOUDS. SUN AM + P.M., RAIN 24 WEDNESDAY 175-190 (104) MT. WILHELM, LAKE FLUNDE OUR 2 FRIENDS WERE OFF AT 5: A.M. FOR THE MOUNTAIN, WITH THEIR BOYS. RAN INTO SNOW AT HIGH ALTITUDE + BOYS CAME HOME AT 10:. PAUL + H: HOME ABOUT 12:30. PLAIN BAD LUCK WITH WEATHER. IF THEY HAD STAYED ON MOUNTAIN THEY WOULD HAVE HAD A FAIRLY CLEAR HOUR OR TWO. LEFT FOR KEGLSUGL ABOUT 3: PICTURES. MY FIRST QUIET DAY. GAVE ME A CHANCE TO UNPIN + WRAP QUITE A FEW SPECI- MENS, 4 LOCAL RATTUS + 3 ANTECHINUS CAME UP FROM BELOW. HAD FIRST CHANCE TO WRITE LETTER IN DAYS - TO "STAFF, MONTCLAIR GOLF CLUB"; LEN HAD GOOD COLLECTING DOWN THE VALLEY (NOW 340 #S). GO TRAPS OUT TONIGHT. NO LOCALS IN CAMP TONIGHT EXCEPT WOOD CUTTER. VERY PEACEFUL. HOWEVER, WE WILL HAVE TO CONTROL THE SIGHTSEERS AT #2 CAMP - LESS THAN 1 HOUR FROM KEGLSUGL. NOTE FROM JOHN ASKING FOR SALT, TOBACO + PAPER. HE WILL PROBABLY RETURN TO CAMP TOMORROW; NATIVES BROUGHT DOWN BINGGA FERN