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Saturday, March 29, 1913.
"Sandaren Baagoe"

It rained from about midnight and continued about half the morning, a regular downpour. The Chinaman and I started work on the crocodile before it stopped. Skeletonizing a crocodile is slow work and we did not finish until about five o'clock. The rain up stream has caused the river to rise so that it has cut away the sand bank at its mouth several feet in a very short time, but at the same time it brought down thoroughly fresh water which I bathed in, notwithstanding its muddy appearance.

As soon as I had finished makan I lay down for about three hours and then took the gun (12 ga.) & with Tambie hunted to the west of the river until midnight & shot a fine big porcupine, two mouse deer and a crocodile which had its mouth open ready to grab a big boar which was feeding among the nepas nearby at the edge of the jungle. I also saw a musung but it disappeared before I could raise the gun.

Sunday, March 30, 1913.
Sandaren Baagoe to Sandaren Tenga^[[h]].

As there was a slight favorable breeze at daybreak we left Sandaren Baagoe; I went to look at the crocodile I shot last night but it is smaller than the ones which I have, so I will not take its skeleton.

I made up the skin of the porcupine & put the plandok skins in the tank.

About noon we were becalmed and the boat rolled with the swell from the east which made it a miserable place to do anything. The sun seems to shine perfectly strait down and makes the boat so hot the boards of the deck burn my feet.