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FRI. 10 APR. 1953
DABORA TO MENAPI BY "RURU". BOAT CAME DAY EARLY.
KEN WYNN ON BOARD - RETURNING FROM ASCENT OF MT.
MANERO. BOYS SPENT A.M. SKINNING OUT 3 CUSCUSES.
I TAGGED ALL THE ALCOHOLIC BATS. INJECTED 7 RATS + 1
SMALL BANDICOAT WHICH BOYS HAD IN TRAPS. BOUGHT 1 MELOMYS
FROM VILLAGER. BOAT IN EARLY - ASKED THEM TO WAIT UNTIL
3 P.M. SO LEN + I COULD FINISH OFF SOME OF OUR WORK.
THE BIG 9 CUSCUS IS UNSPOTTED BUT HAS A DROWN WASH. BOAT
COULD NOT COME BACK TOMORROW SO LEN + I PACKED
OUR GEAR + WAITED FOR BOYS TO BRING IN TRAPS.
DAVID FOUND A SMALL DROWN CUSCUS ON THE WAY SO
HE TIED HIM ON A POLE + WE BROUGHT HIM HOME ON
THE BOAT. AFTER DINNER TONIGHT WE HAD A MEETING
TO HEAR KEN'S REPORT ON HIS ASCENT OF MANERO.
WE DECIDED ON OUR "SUMMIT CAMP" WHICH WILL BE
AT THE LAST WATER. TOP OF MT. IS 2 HR. WALK
FROM CAMP. PLAN TO MAKE THIS OUR FIRST CAMP +
STAY FOR ABOUT A MONTH. START FOR TOP ABOUT 1ST
WEEK IN MAY. BOYS HAPPY TO SEE KEN + GETTING
BACK TO MENAPI. SKINNED OUT BABY CUSCUS JUST
BEFORE BOAT LEFT + FINISHED IT AT MENAPI. ALL
SPECIMENS LEFT HERE SEEM DRY + IN GOOD SHAPE.
PATRICK + TIMMY - BOYS WHO WENT WITH KEN - ARE
QUITE PROUD OF THEMSELVES. KEN MAY HAVE BEEN
1ST WHITE MAN ON SUMMIT. BROUGHT HOME A POS-
SUM - LONG HAIR, DARK BROWN COLL. OVER 2000 MET.
DOG RAN OFF WITH LOWER NAW. REPORTS LOTS OF
MAMMAL SIGN. S.E.I. TRADES BLOWING STRONG TO-
NIGHT. NO JACKING. NO TRAPS. NO BATS FLYING,