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31 & 31 Days
JULY & AUGUST 1959
7th & 8th Months
FAIR - A LOVELY BLUE DAY
30 THURSDAY 241-154 MT. W., PENGAGL CREEK
Our last day in camp + a busy one packing up, burned lamp in tent
all day to clear pinning boards of specimens. Wrapped all skins +
they just fill my 2 knockdown boxes. John + I wrapped herbs
this p.m. - again, 2 full containers. Len reached the 1000 mark.
1010 for the mountain. I have over 800 mammals for Mt.W. Of course
this includes a lot of R. Nigbe but 35 species are represented;
and there are fine series of certain species (e.g., Antechinus,
Pogonomelomys, Eudromicia, several Melomys and, best of all, Neo
Hydromys + Pseudohydromys). A fine collection of herbs also, about
800 in all. Tobram is to be my #2 mammal boy. Hetana goes to Kim
31 FRIDAY 212-153 MT.W. PENGAGL CR. TO KEGLSUGL
FINE DAY FOR FLYING.
1 August SATURDAY 213-152 KEGLSUGL TO GOROKA
Rus Peterson! Lionel Evenet! Ken James met us at air-
port.
2 SUNDAY 244-151 GOROKA
Polo Crosse