L. 17. P. 4 I not only got no specimens but only one, was even that. spung. Eight were rosted. The last is very care ted been eaten by insects. The trap caught nothing at all. The river has fallen about 2 feet. Look another look around both in morning. Found mine trap sill, but more too encouraging. This seems to be one of those fruitless areas with abundance of vegetable food and still where birds are not so common and mammals are decidedly scarce. Send a couple of the boys out again with butterfly nets. The other two are working on the radio cases. Look a turn around & rebaited - this time with corned beef. A long stay here should give ample opportunity for experimenting with baits. I intend trying also salmon, fruit, honey & cheese. Some natives just brought in a few birds but no mammals. Cia + Ravencia did quite well, bringing about 30 butterflies of 9 species. We get excellent results with the light- formal cyanide traps, taking a couple of cubic inches of smelly material each night. Smuggling up a drying shed to use heat from gasoline lanterns. Mayor. Rain last night. One day melmys & this a.m. One boy (of Bren's) quite sick - fever, cold, possible dysentery - telegrams flying to Pfo(we want him taken out.)