31 Days AUGUST 1959 8th Month LETTERS FROM IAN DOWNS (DATA ON CAVES); HORRIE CLISSOLD - COLLECTING SPECIMENS FAIR. 154-94 13 THURSDAY 225-140 MT. OTTO, SAWMILL ONLY RATTUS N. + MELOMYS IN TRAPS. MILTE, JOHN'S YOUNGER BROTHER, ARRIVED AT MILL. HE HAD DRIVEN RUS PETERSON + LIONEL TO MT. HAGEN TO VISIT BAT CAVES. REPORTED THAT HE + LIONEL HAD A TOUGH 3 HOUR WALK; RUS HAD A "PAIN" + DID NOT GO. FOUND DOBSONIA AND A FEW SMALL BATS (COULD NOT TELL ME ANYTHING ABOUT THESE). PHIL SPALDING ACTING THE BIG-SHOT, PASSING OUT TOO MUCH MONEY FOR SPECIMENS. LILT LILT + I TOOK KAI WITH US + LEFT MILL AT 4:45 P.M. LEN'S 2 CUT TREES AT 5:30 (2500 M.) WE WALKED UNTIL 6: P.M. (2700-2800 M.) SHOT 2 PSEUDOCHIRUS FORD. HERE AT 6:45, LOWER ON TRAIL SHOT 2 PSEUDOCHIRUS CUPREUS (EACH I P.Y.4.) - 7:15 P.M. BEAUTIFUL CONIFER FOR. FAIR BUT HAZY. P.M. CLOUDING IN. 14 FRIDAY 226-139 MT. OTTO - SAWMILL LILT LILT (IN A NEW LARGE STEEL SET ON LOG ACROSS STREAM) BROUGHT IN OUR FIRST UROMYS ANAT OF THE TRIP - A NICE SPECIMEN FULL OF FLEAS! ALSO BOUGHT A YOUNG PHASCOLOSCREX + A SMALL RING-TAIL, PARAHYDROMYS, MELOMYS + R.N. IN TRAPS. THESE TOGETHER WITH LAST NIGHT'S RING-TAILS GAVE US A VERY BUSY DAY. THE CHIMBUS, AS USUAL, ARRIVED JUST AT BREAKFAST TIME WITH THEIR CATCHES OF FROGS. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL COLLECTION FROM OTTO! AND ALL IT COSTS IS A BIT OF TOBACCO + PAPER. LETTER FROM YT. (JULY 31) - RE- CEIVED THE 16 ROLLS OF FILM FROM MT. WILHELM. ALSO LETTER FROM MRS. KOENIG (AUG.5) WITH TYPE DESCRIPTIONS. CLOUDED IN TONIGHT - WONDERFUL MOTH NIGHT. IN THE CLOUDS. DRIZZLING. 15 SATURDAY 227-138 MT. OTTO, COLLINS' SAWMILL ONLY A PERORYCTES L.O. IN SMALL STEEL TRAP THIS MORNING. HOWEVER, I BOUGHT A PHASCOLOSCREX, ANTECHINUS W. + RATTUS EX. LAST NIGHT: FRED + JOHN HAVE BOTH GONE INTO GOROKA. LEN DROPPED OFF DOWN THE ROAD AT A PATCH OF OAK FOREST. JOHN INJECTED + CATALOGUED FROGS BEFORE HE LEFT - A BIG HELP. A KOTUNI BROUGHT IN A SILKY CUSCUS - OUR FIRST FOR OTTO. EUdROMICIA BOUGHT. RAIN + MIST. EXCELLENT MOTH NIGHT. FINALLY UPTODATE ON SKINS. LOW CLOUD. RAIN. SUN TRYING TO 16 SUNDAY 228-137 MT. OTTO - SAWMILL OUR 27TH SPECIES FOR OTTO - TOBRAM HAD A LARGE FAWN MELOMYS; LILT LIL A RATTUS, ALL TRAPS IN. NEW LINES THIS P.M. LEFT LIGHTS ON ALL NIGHT; LEN + I COL- LECTED WHENEVER WE WOKE UP - A BEAUTIFUL MOTH CATCH, POGOCEMYS + POGON MELOMYS BROUGHT IN - BOTH NEW; ALSO A SYCONYCTERIS, ANTECHINUS + 3 EUdRO- MICIA: RAIN + SUN ALL P.M. 1 SMALL SNAKE TODAY - ALSO A FEW FROGS. A FEW VISITORS UP FISHING FOR TROUT. ANOTHER MISTY MOTH NIGHT.