184 (155) Fri. 3 July 1953 181 Middle Camp: A DRY DAY + NIGHT IN CAMP. ONLY TRAITUS + MELAMYS IN TRAPS. HAD A LIKE WARM BATH IN A COOL DRIZZLE OF RAIN. RUNNER LEFT THIS M. FOR BINIGUNI. TIMMY RETURNED FROM BOTTOM CAMP WHERE HE HAD HELPED KEN CLEARY CAMP SITE. NO SNOWING. READ IN BED FOR HATCHING. CAUGHT ANOTHER GIANT CICADA UNTIL. KIM MADE 15 TASTY STEW WITH GOOD DUMPLINGS TONIGHT. RESET MY TRAP LINE ON THE TRAIL. DAVID STILL LOOKING FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE RAIN.) BROWN HD POSSUM. 195 (156) Sat. 4 July 1953 180 Middle Camp: THIS DAY BEGAN WITH AN HOUR OF SUN, THEN 12 HRS. OF RAIN - NOW THE STARS ARE OUT. DAVID BROUGHT IN A REAL PRIZE FROM HIS LINE - A SMALL, VERY LONG-EARED, LONG-TAILED MOUSE WHICH I CAN NOT TRACK DOWN IN TATE'S RODENTS. HEAD + BODY ONLY 86 MM. TN. 12-6 AFTER 5 AMR 19 ! TRAPPED UNDER FALLEN LOG. ALSO 3 MELAMYS, 2 RATS + I FOUND THE MINIOTERUS. I SHOT LAST NIGHT. IN MID AFTERNOON WE GOT WORD THAT TOMMY (ONE OF LEN'S BOYS) HAD SERIOUSLY CUT HIS FOOT WITH A BUSH KNIFE. GEOF F WENT DOWN THE RIVER TRAIL WITH 4 BOYS + FOUND HIM IN SHOCK - BAD LOSS OF BLOOD. BOYS CARRIED HIM IN ON A STRETCHER. LEN CLENSSED WOUND + I SHOT SITE OF CUT WITH NOVACRINE, THEN PUT STITCHES IN CUT THRU WHICH MUSCLE TISSUE BULGED, COVERED WITH SULFUR POWDER + BANDAGED. MAY HAVE CUT SUPER- FICIAL TENDONS. CAME OUT OF SHOCK EARLY TONIGHT (BLANKETS + WARM DRINKS) LEN GAVE COBDIN + PHENOBARBITOL. SLEEPING + GOOD PULSE 10 P.M. WE HOPE NO INFECTION SETS IN. A SOCIAL EVENING - NO HACKING. GEOF + I READ UNTIL 11 P.M. LEN HAS NEW TREE FERN, GEOF A TREE FROG. 186 (157) Sun. 5 July 1953 179 Middle Camp: A DAY WITHOUT RAIN ALTHO A FEW DAMP CLOUDS DRIFTED ACROSS THE RIDGE NOW + TAKEN 2 GOOD SPECIMENS ! MOREXIA IN MY TRAP LINE (I A PODENT (M.F.0-7=4) IN DAVID'S (OUR 3RD OF THIS SPECIES) BUT I DON'T KNOW THE GENUS. I THOUGHT IT WAS LORENTZIMYS BUT M.F. RULES IT OUT - MAY BE LEP- TERIYMS. ALSO RITATUS + MELAMYS. DIDN'T HIT SWINE OVER LEN'S OVEN. BEGAN TO FILL UP ZAGHOSUS. OUR PATIENT IS RUNNING LOW FEVERIST. 1 WEEK BUT HE SLEPT WELL. A FEW DAYS SHOULD SEE HIM PICKING UP. SHOT 2 RATS AT DUCK TIL RED PHOCE. 1 GRAY PHASE MINIOTERUS. JACKING - HEARD ANIMALS BUT DAVID + I COULD NOT LOCATE IN TALL TREES. HAD ANOTHER SNAP SHOT AT MY "TRAIL RAT" - NO WORM. DELICIOUS MEAT PIE FOR DINNER. GEOF PACKED SPARE FOOD TO BE SENT TO BOTTOM CAMP. CARRIERS MAY ARRIVE TO- MORROW. BOYS TO SHAFT TRIP HUNTS TO RIVER FOR REST OF OUR SURY HERE.