Diary, April 4-May 31, 1929

Archbold, Richard; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection; American Museum of Natural History; Mission zoologique franco-anglo-américaine à Madagascar(1929-1931)
1929
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Travel Scientific expeditions Mammals Description and travel Archbold Richard

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Diary Richard Archibald A.D. 1721—
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onBoard Bornehi de St.Pierre April 4, 1929 Time 15:30 Barometer 29.8 Temperature 78 min 70 max 78 taken in cabin no fan Wind in morning from N. dying in after lunch and sun coming from south... white suits were in ovelona also topics. Mountains on the West were rough most of the morning nothing in P.M. Wistone run from Suez 257 miles of Noon gulf of Suez & Red Sea
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On Board Barnaden de St Pierre April, 5, 1925 Distance run since yesterday noon to noon today 325 Rocks. Tunisia was unusually Blue very deep blue Lat 21° 33' N Long 37° 51' E saw numerous school of flying fish Mr Four Chid sky were very small in size Temperature time 15:30. 15:30. mar 84 min 77 Temp. 84 B O. 29.75+ in calm saw 18 harriers with hr grand 6 in evening Wofine slight breeze
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on Board Burnalia de St Pierre April 4, 1929 Time 14:20 Temp 85 in cabin mat. 88 min 83 Barometer 29.7 stiff breeze weather fine Lat 17° 04' N. Long 40° 43' E 316 miles from noon to noon today 356 miles to Djibouti saw a few schools of flying fish they are still very small. A very curious sun set it looked something like this [illegible] there was a concert in the evening it was mostly singing Some was very good; most was from a regular choir
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On Bours Bernadin de St. Pierre April 7, 1929 Lat 12°43'N Long 43°19'E noon Eastons run 307 miles sino noon yesterday 19 mile to Djibouti Passed through 12-13 hours Perim between 12+13 hours the mainland of both sides mountainous and there are numerous small rock islets along the coast especially on the African side. They seem to be composed of sand stone. The wind was to the Eastward of South and fairly strong. Had quite an argument on Wild Life conservation but that got some-what heated.
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18:00 hr. On arriving at Djibouti the boat anchored of Woodnut by a crowd of boats & boys Bliming for coins, here the boys used use no boat but swim + holla after Dines we went ashore to mail some letters we first went to P.O. which was closed so we went to a restaurant where we bought some stamps it was very hot at least very humid Temp: 86-87 we had lunch at restaurant which made us all the hotter, Abreption froms even when we were Coming back we took a matati now boat we were 6 in to
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fort pôides i ears men fa cotswain. The but must be terrible in summer duty & August is the hot month --11-- Germans The natives were a short Albert, turbin+ if they can afford one a coat shirt or jacket
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On Board Bernadine left St. Pierro April, 8, 1929 Lat 12° 22' N Long. 44° 12' E Distance from Djibouti 80 miles 53 to Aden Left Djibouti at 6 hrs Arrived in Aden between 16-17 hrs. We took on Tadji for the 2d tanks or reservoirs for catching its rain water. They are near in a large crater (extent) near a large town they were very interesting but they are all dry, don't had not rained for over a year the natives couldn't agree on how long since it last, but we must have been welcome guests as it clouded up soon as we arrived and from the looked it rained on the highest peaks.
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The mountains and country are of volcanic origin and there was no vegetation in evidence. We come back from the tanks in a road about way and the scenery was mericulous. It was the sun was setting and the mountains were all fire. The mountains say, Daylight are very pretty and interesting. Sharpland rugged with lot of jam- dorms & aquilles. Although it was just the right time when we arrived, it probably could be pretty hot. After Dinner I watched them bowling. Mail, it was very interesting, there was lots of shouting and [illegible]
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the natives (who were doing the loodis) sing and dance The hygands were less polite so to them on this in any port so far. It is now 12.00 and we are about to leave for Mombasse. We got aground. So we did not get away till nearly midnight.
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OnBoard Bernadino St Pierre April, 9 1929 nom Sat. 12° 41'N Long 47° 30'E Dist from Adam 15 2 miles To Mombasa 1468 Gulf Of Aden time 15:25 Bar. 29.85 Temp: 83 mat. 84 min 82
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on Board Bernadine de St Pirr April 10, 1928 Noon Lat 10°46'N Long 51°24 E distance run since in vor yester by 297 m. to run to Mombasa 1171 mile Wx. There was deck sports in the afternoon They were quite a races they were pedd French against the English. The English went into turn manning business and coming in with proper shoes. The French did not seem to care to put on much bother so they lost everything There was 2 tug of wars team take on between the 2 long English teams won.
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Closest fought. the French tried equally hard but they did not have proper shoes or any recognized leader.
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On Board Bernard de St Pierre April 11, 1929 noon Lat. 5° 50' N Long. 60° 47' E Distance run 300 mile since noon yesterday Last 18 run 871 mile To Mombasa. Went up on the Bridge this morning and noted the boiler rooms they were very interesting
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Bernadini left Pier Chris 12 1929 at 219°N 019' Geng 770 E Distance seen 32.0 miles since midnight Friday 55 minutes to Morniass In the afternoon we had the ceremony of crossing the equator. Ended with each one on the boat, almost being thrown in regardless of the number of times they had crossed. Every one engaged himself immediately. The most surprising thing was how well every one kept within the bounds of reason
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On the evening we there was a "Grand trivage" for the benefit of the Beaumont fund. Every one bought ticket and any one who wanted to give some object to be used as prizes. If one got a prize, the edict was to give it back; afterwards the things that were given back were objects auctioned off. We got 50 francs for an empty box of matches.
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On Board Bernardin de St Pierre April 13, 1929 Lat 10° 19' S. Long 43° 2' E. West run 320 mile single noon yesterday 231 miles 15 Mombush time 15:20 temperature 84- nick 85 min 82
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On Board Bernardin de St. Pierre at Mombasa April 18th, 1929 Arrived about 10:00 this from 10. Westshore and after lunch and took a drive around for a hr. The Country was interesting and pretty banana & coconut palms were in evidence especially the latter. We visited the public market and I was very much surprised as to how clean it was very few flies. We had somewhat of a row with the taxi driver who tried to collect double fare. We left Mombasa at about 5:17:30
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On Board Bernadini left St Pierre April 15, 1929 Arrived outside the harbor of Daresdalerm around 10.30 where we had to wait till 15:00 apparently on the account of the tide. We, Mr. Delacour, Bond & myself went ashore and took a very interesting drive around the neighboring country [illegible]
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On Board Bermuda de St.Pierre April, 16, 1929 Arrived in Gangibar about 10:00. Went ashore as manual took a drive around. The town on a whole was rather uninteresting. We selected two lots in the ruins of old Skultan's palace. Everyone seemed obliging and there was one of two rug nice stores with Johabnet Chinese goods that is very cheap
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On Board Cornadin de St Pierre April, 17, 1929 Lat 9° 2' S Long 41° 34 E Distance run 231 since Zanzibar 184 miles to Maroni
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On Board Bernades de St. Pierre April 18, 1929 arrived off Maroni; Grand Comore 6:45 this morning but was unable to enter till around 8:00. When we finally got in we were mild by a crowd of native boats which consisted of outrigger canoes, sail boats and one or two European row-boats. The canoes were made out of a hollowed out log. The crowd was the most unruly that I have ever seen. They were pushing & shoving also throwing on another oar board. eventually they ceded in discharge and taking on what they we. We got away about 14:30
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On Board Bernadini de St. Pierre April 19, 1929 Lat. 14°52'S Long 45°40'E dist run from Maroni 243 to Majunga 13 miles first sighted Madagascar at 14:55. We arrived in Majunga at about 18:00. The view of the town from the water was very dimity. We had the most wonderful sunset that I have seen the sky was bloodily crimson.
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April 20, 1929 Went ashore about 9.30 and spent the morning buying cartridges and getting permission to shoot On the afternoon we motored into the country and shot some birds around Shoyieng a set is mostly forest but a little way and it is open grass with palm trees & palmetoes growing every where with an amount of forest here and there
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On Board Burnside St. Clair April 21, 1929 we arrived impossible about 8:00 the island was very pretty. I did not go ashore.
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April. 22, 1929 at Novi Be
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On Board Bernardini of St. Pierre April, 28, 1929 Cruiser arrived at Diego- Suarez about 7.00 this harbor is excellent. went ashore in about 14.00 hrs, and Conge-Bousset about the village.
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On Board Bermudes de St. Pierre April. 24. 1929 Nole wind ashore 8.15- motored to "Cough d'Ambri" alt. reg: on arrived 2,800 ft. about 9:00. On the way up I saw from the car a long strake which looked to be between 4x5 ft. long + 405" in diameter We wandered around the mairie Town until 16:30 when it commenced to rain so we went to St. Hotel where we launched at 11:30 aft Shortly lunch we found Q Bourg Osmelion 14:00 we returned to the boat which left at about 14:00
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on board, Bernadou de St. Pierre April 25/1929 lat: 14° 54' 9 long: 50° 46 Distance run 182 miles from Reg of care Distance to Tamctore 2x3
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On Board Bernardin de St. Pierre April, 23 1929 Cruiser arrived at Diego- Suarez about 7.00 hrs. harbor no excellent, went ashore about 14.00 hrs, and Rouge-Bousset about the village.
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On Board Bernadine St. Pierre April, 28, 1979 Carried abot 7.30 of T. crates disembarked about 9:30A 16:00. No customs. 13:30 Gone out to Gladme about [illegible] 14 km. The garden was destroyed 2 yrs. ago and has not been kept up since. Saw some [illegible] birds. no mussels The weather was fine & Cool
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May, 2, 1929 A hawk was shot by one of harty whose [illegible] containing fr of the lower mandibl of a rodent probably belongin to the genus [illegible] Whit the hawk war shot over open grass land & a long distance from the forest
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Maniatatomp - Tananrive May 14, 1829 Left Tananriver at about 7:00 Arrived here about 10:30. Drove. The road was very crochet. We had lunch at the resident after lunch he showed us his rabbits. The rest of the afternoon was spent in translating luggage from Am datulompy here to myself. I had To spend night in Am bet- alomp.
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Monjaketonics May 12, 1929 Was awakened at 6:00 by bugle when to sleep again but was awakened again by a repetition of the bugle. got a load of luggage & came out here about 9:00 unshaded and took a short walk which melted 4 birds. After lunch & set six mouse traps in the grass. Took a walk around the path through the forest which melted about a dozen birds. This woods forest is very pretty with trees [illegible] ferns & and a fault- ful stream not many mammal signs.
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Monijaratombo May, 13, 1929 mark 73 min. 46. This morning got 1 mammal, which I was unable to identify. It was trapped in the grass country under a brush. It was later by some other mammal consignants it made a big skin that for it was about 25 ft. above the floor of 50 gally. the number is 1. Mammal No. 2 Mus musculus was brought in, it skull was so damaged as to be not worth keeping. returning from setting Chaps I collected a male of a snake (Chavty a conductor Injection eagle? Not No 1 called Black arrow
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Monjebatomp May 14, 1929 Collected 4 insects Nos. 3-6 mic. unidentified called them fat-tailed shrew
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Monjako Tombo May 15, 1929 (7-8) Collected 2 new insects of some species as Nos 3-6 Rattus Ratter No 9, & a rodent which too is so far unindolful
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Mozzhetompo May 16, 1929 Temperature Min 44 Max 62 Collected 2 (No 11412) insects similar to No 3-8 in the woods Every time I started to shin, some natives would come in with some reptiles; in all we got about 100, Trotter
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Moryjipolompo May 17, 1929 Collected 3 [illegible] (No. 13-15) fat-tail's shrews
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moyoretonyie May 18, 1929 collected 40 Rattus Ratus (Nos 14, 17, 21, 23 2jig
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Monjasetombo May 24, 1929 max 67 min 45 Altitude ascertained by barometer at 21:30 Boiling point 202°F. intermediate air of film of reading 47°F calculated altitude 202°F = 528 ft. cor. for temp. 47°F = 1.0333 X cor. alt. 3,462.028 ft. Collected 2 fat. tail of 1 field mouse, also a juvenile rattlesnake shenied 1/2 fruit bats which the natives brought yesterday they like most of the rest are very yfct. The weather was fine
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Monja Retombo May, 25, 1929 max 64° min. 43° F. I got only one goat kid which was eaten by another and a rat, Rand got a cat, Saha of the malagachi, (No 76) which was the first we have got I spent the afternoon shelling it Y with the help of Rand made a very good shelling of it. In the morning I finished fruit bat which I had begun yesterday
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Monjaketempo May 28, 1929 mar 69 min. 45 received the first letter I have received. It was from Mother (No I)
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Mary chetombo May 30 1929 Ain 44 mar 72
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May 31, 1929 so dell in woods alt. 6100t Kisselton Gravd 6300 so dell 7100 min 41 mat 66
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MAMMALOGY ARCHIVE 100222035 13/5 3/2 24/307 24/5 3/4 3/4 24/319 24/72 4/8 24/13 1/4
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