Field journal : Archbold 1936 New Guinea Exp. February 27, 1936 to July 8, 1937
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L. 18. P. 10 disturbed rest of small maps (Crabro) got well studied. Back in camp found visitors from Wei Miao (Rain Miao) some then 15 miles away. They used wooden knives but had otherwise the same clothes as previous people who have met us. The six of them went away later -- presumably to sleep at some village. Saturday, June 13. Slight improvement -- two terrestrial Cremops. Rain falling so large battery of steel traps set for Cremops may be able to function soon. Have be collecting all sorts of forest fruits to scatter about them. Cremops (if that's what the maker of the tracks is) shows no interest whatever in our manufactured bait. Boys got back from hunting only at 2.30 pm. Set them out again (after food) to rebait their traps. Packed up geological material. Up tree-ladder but could too thick to allow me to see much. The visiting natives (if yesterday) did not show up today. Sunday, June 14. Took Cremops at last in traps at 8 mine bank. It is a powerful rat -- was caught probably about 6 a.m. Nothing else in traps. Should drop trap-set + foot-prints, etc.. Took longish walk out along the NW patrol's track up for the north, from somewhere near the head of the north branch of Surprise Creek. The track still bears