Field journal : Archbold 1936 New Guinea Exp. February 27, 1936 to July 8, 1937
Page 319
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Sunday - July 26. Nothing in traps today; two spring. Looking for possible Hydrophy sites. The Phalanger caught yesterday is still a bit gang, for it still has both milk premolar and the new permanent premolar in position in one side of the lower jaw. Learned from Tulsted that the "Maria" is 20 miles above Madrin; she stripped some coconuts, and that Mrs Cowling (L.16, pp 2-3) sends regards to all of us. Practically all craft tops are now cut and huge quantities of "wairu" (Irish-nape, genus Calamus) or "lawyu cane" have been brought in ready for tying up the rafts. The river appears to be behaving itself and we've not had too much rain, which argues for the speedy arrival of Willie's and the forty-old tops whom she now has with him. VHWs asked when we expected him & I said in about a week. Brass has just cut the hair of Healy and yours truly. He never cut hair before! The following bearings taken by Healy inside the mtn area (the true bearing is held by adding 5° to each one): — From Narin - Palmer gravel thr: — Karika 248°, Matron 3580°, Beecher 105° Air field on slope of Beecher: — Karika 244°, E end Saw 268°, West Sare 7 298°, Matron 331° From Leap-Tungom junction: — Karika 220°, Beecher 148° Kor'isala Camp (West Matron) Karika 189°, Matron 122° From Village (Matron) S. tip Blücher 143°, Karika 217°, Matrin (N. tp) 344°, Tungom 88°, Luebo-Narin jctn 174° From Englam ridge between Gully Camp and G-Boy camp: Landslide in Blücher 80° From Black R. Camp E end Sare 355°, E end Blücher 3 peaks on Blücher 34°, 39°, 45°, E tip of west Blücher 48° From Willie's 3 tier camp — Blücher landslide 20° This afternoon went out to look at a large brown found by Reed. It is probably that I a large landslide. Mixed up a lot of new faith. Some natives brought in a small pig, some sweet potatoes, and some