"old fashioned woven cotton rod. It is stuffed of P. Park then split into small strips about half the thickness of a bath. These strips are soft & sappy but contain a tough fiber. They are pulled through a loop of hard wire which strips away the pulpy parts of leaves only the fiber. Wed. Sep. 23. Rain last night. Barometric lower. 12 mammals in traps but all common. Went down take to inspect days care being made by lizards. (photos). Our radio seems quite out of commission for sending, & I'm afraid the windings of the armature of the generator are burnt out. We can still receive, of course. Thursday, Sept. 24. Fair. No rain at night. 10 mammals in traps: 1 Squirrel, 4 Rattus, 1 Melomys, 4 Plesopogon. The last seems to be foraging and the reproductive steps both females had extremely minute pouch you yesterday we told you of my small girl & one had them nearly ready to leave the pouch (i.e. the young in earlier breeding cycle). The Squirrel had also a couple my small young one in pouch. Very heavy rain in afternoon. Messages from Mawley for Healy at 5 p.m. Could not acknowledge them of course. Friday, Sep. 25. Fair after yesterday's storms - Braun awkwardly here for up to like to a startling place where they will spend one night. Only four mammals in traps with particular in storing of news. Sat. Sep. 26. Again northwest wind. Neither day Healy wanted to buy a box some arms for the local people. He told he meant to talk to them about it. The repeat any other this remarked "you'd better bring just me. Some people can't see there is to know about laws & animals. Why do they they get pains they all used law & armor themselves" 16 mammals in traps. Both Plesopogon and Squirrel are in a new breeding cycle. Saved sent back Jane & Plesopogon in hope of finding embryos later.