L. 17. P. 2. The second of them turned out to have been boiled. Probably its done closed off it with the green bananas which he dropped as well. He unwrapped the last one tenderly from its palmleaf crown and said "Tuce-tuce-tuce" which means not as you might expect, the call of the boly cassowary but "beeds- beeds-beeds." We showed them a picture of a monkey defying a large snake and being finally swallowed by it. They understood the last pictured of the snake lying with a big lump half way down its length, and patted their tummies to indicate their appreciation. Took a longish walk this p.m. along the new trail. Had followed it previously as far as the garden market on sketch. Ground everywhere ridgy-rough & under forest. The most interesting feature was the creek with water running. The clayey rock is there well exposed and forms to a soft, silky sandstone. Small quartz nodules blackened superficially lie loose in its bed and also some sand. I shall go back and look it over more closely. The point of this Camp is about 2 miles north of lat 6° S., and about 3 mile cast of 141° 30' east of Greenwich. 5:30 pm. A very heavy shower during which a number of swifts came wheeling & diving through the air all about camp. Rain shot fair. Wednesday, May 20. Rain and plenty of it during the night. Nothing in the bat net, though found a new bird walkin' along the top of it before bed time (my bed time). Nothing with legs either. Walked out along ridge many miles. Saw- track of Cassowary. Back in camp found that Willis had sent some boys back with a note to get more supplies. They walked Surprise Creek yesterday, and so I'll be able to post on a wire which I received for Healy this morning. Set ten traps up ridge this pm. in extra special land-picket locations. Hope for best. Slant Ains out butterfly collecting & other boys on sewing canvas cases for radio equipment. 5:20 pm. Our Ho[] of our local census came back with