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Tuesday, July 2, 1912. 
  Samarinda.
  C., R., Cl.
 
      Arise at 6:00 and meet Mr. OlMeyer at his house & with 3 natives & him go up the small river by his house and, after hav-ing gone a couple of miles, shoot a munyit & a bekantan, both nice specimens. Having gone up to river about 10 miles, we borrowed 2 horses & rode to an oil boring 12 miles back in the jungle, where an American was, named Buchannan; we had tiffin with him & when it had stopped raining returned, got in the sam-pan, shot another Bercantou & an owl & stopped & waited to see pigs; got none; got to bed about 2:30 o'clock. 

Wednesday, July 3, 1912. 
  Samarinda.
  Cl., R., Cl. 
 
       Arise about 6:30 at Mr. Olmeyer's and after breakfast skin the owl I shot last night and then start to skin the monkeys; have dinner with Mr. Olmeyer & continue my work until five o'clock, then put the skins in the pickle barrel and change my clothes & come home about dark. This has been a tiresome day and one of the first that I have noticed which is close and depressing, although it did not rain but very little; evening do a little writing & go to bed early, not feeling any too well. 

Thursday, July 4, 1912. 
  Samarinda. 
  C., R.
       
      First thing this morning I went to the P.O. & then started for Mr. Gray's & met Mr. Olmeyer who went with me to get some salt, when I went to Mr. Gray's where I stayed until 5:00 sciving the skins of the monkeys & cleaning their skulls & drying the rest
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