7th Month JULY 1959 31 Days LOVELY BLUE DAY - RAIN AT 4:15, 13 MONDAY 194-171 (123) MT. W., PENGAGL CREEK LIKHIK HAD OUR 2ND ANTECHINUS FOR CAMP, MADE UP YG. & EUDROMICIA. 'BILL SEALE + KEN JAMES FLEW IN AT 9:15. LEN + JOHN WALKED DOWN TO MEET THEM. BROUGHT CURRY, COOKIES, BREAD, BUTTER + CHOCOLATE BARS! WELCOME SURPRISE TO SEE KEN. AFTER LUNCH BILL SAT DOWN WITH KEN- DUA (LULUAI) + SEVERAL TUL-TULS. TALKED ABOUT A ROAD TO BUNDI GAP + AN IMPROVED TRACK TO LAKES ON MT. WILHELM, MADE 2 ROLLS PICTURES OF CHIMBUS - SOME GOOD HEADS. BILL WENT TO K. TO VISIT CATH. MISS. SHOT NO BATS. NO JACKING TONIGHT. TALKED AROUND THE FIRE W. K. + BILL ANOTHER FINE DAY. 14 TUESDAY 195-170 (124) MT. WILHELM, PENGAGL CR. BILL + KEN TOOK OFF AT 7:30 FOR LAKE AUNDE WITH JOHN + DEM- KANA. AWAY ALL DAY - LUCKY WITH WEATHER! KIM + WAR JACKED A BIG CUPREUS RING-TAIL, OUR FIRST FOR THIS CAMP, TOBRAM IN WITH A MELOMYS + POGO NOMYS (LOG WATER TRAP). ALSO MADE UP THE PYGMY POSSUMS. BILL + KEN ITOME TIRED BUT HAPPY ABOUT THEIR CLIMB. FINE DINNER. POLICE RUNNER IN WITH MAIL - AT LAST! KAY, DOTTIE, JIM OLIVER NEWS RELEASE, CARD FROM K. IN FLA. APR. 8! WROTE K., LU + GENERAL, WHIPPLE, TEENE, PACKED 16 ROLLS OF FILM FOR KEN TO FLY OUT. TALKED TO 10: SUNNY. GOOD DRYING DAY. 15 WEDNESDAY 196-169 (125) MT. W. PENGAGL CREEK! OUR PRIZE FOR THE DAY WAS ANISOMYS, FIRST FOR THE MOUNTAIN! FULL OF FLEAS! TOOK BLOOD SAMPLES, SAVED THE VISCERA, MADE A SKELETON, TRAPPED BY TOBRAM ON HOG OVER STREAM, PUT UP THE 3 PYGMY POSSUMS THAT I BOUGHT ALIVE YESTERDAY (1/6 A PIECE). A 4TH CAME IN LATE. ONLY 3 RATTUS IN TRAPS. TONIGHT WE HAD 3 JACKING PARTIES IN THE FIELD: KIM; JOHN + WAR; TOBRAM + I. KIM SHOT HIS FIRST CUSCUS OF THE TRIP - A BIG 6 POUNDER, JOHN BROUGHT IN A BROWN-HEADED RING-TAIL, I SHOT AT WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A TREE MOUSE IN A PANDANUS, BUT TOBRAM COULD FIND NOTHING ON TOP OR ON GROUND, WE WERE OUT 3 HRS. (TO 11:30) AND NEVER SAW ANOTHER MAMMAL. WE DID JOHN'S LOOP TRAIL TO PIUNDE-AUNDE CREEK + HOME OVER THE RIDGE TO THE SWAMP & BOY HOUSE, LOVELY MOONLIGHT NIGHT. KIM COOKED THE CHICKEN FOR DINNER THAT KENDURA PRESENTED TO BILL SEALE + WHICH HE LEFT WITH US. T. A FINE COMPANION.