7th Month JULY 1959 31 Days FATHER JOE CAME IN EARLY + OUR MAIL MISSED THE PLANE! LITTLE SUN, OVERCAST, RAIN IN P.M. 6 MONDAY 187-178 (116) MT. W. PENGAGL CREEK BUSY DAY. 1 MELOMYS, 1 RATTUS, JOHN'S 2 PIPISTRELLUS FROM SAW PIT CLEARING LAST NIGHT, ANOTHER PARAHYDROMYS, 2 POGONOMYS WHICH EDEWAWA + SAUNI FOUND IN A PANDANUS TREE (NEST), A SANDY MELOMYS WHICH BOYS BROUGHT UP FROM BELOW (THEY ALSO BROUGHT IN 3 LIVE PE- TAURUS - 2/0 EACH). EVERYONE OUT HUNTING TONIGHT. KIM + LIL HIK FIRED AT A TREE RAT BUT MISSED. NO ONE ELSE SAW ANYTHING, I FOUND A PIGEON IN A RAT TRAP, + COLLECTED 1 STREAM FROG. SET MY STEEL MEAT BAIT TRAPS. POOREST BAT FLIGHT SINCE WE ARRIVED HERE SUN IN A.M. OVERCAST P.M. 7 TUESDAY 188-177 (117) MT. W. PENGAGL CREEK MY FIRST ANTECHINUS, IN A M. SP. HETANA HAD OUR FIRST GIANT BROWN MELOMYS FOR THE CAMP. ALSO 3 RATTUS NIOBE, MADE UP THE 3 PETAURUS B. TAF A SMALL BOYS BROUGHT UP YESTERDAY. JOHN GAVE ME MY FIRST HAIRCUT SINCE LAE. THEN I TRIED TO CUT HIS - NOT BAD FOR A FIRST EFFORT! HE IS AN EXPERT. JOHN RESET HIS LINE OF STEELS + RATS DOWN THE CREEK 2 MILES TO JUNCTION OF 3RD STREAM FROM THE N. HE HAD NOTHING TODAY. LEN IS HAVING GOOD COLLECTING NEAR CAMP. 8 WEDNESDAY 189-176 (118) MT. W. PENGAGL CREEK