Viewing page 46 of 180

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

[[start of page]] 
                    - 46 -
Sunday, July 7, 1912. 
  Samarinda.
  R., Cl. 

       When I got up this A.M. at 4:30, it was raining. I there-fore thought Mr. Olmeyer would not go shooting but he sent for me about 7:30 & he went up to the creek (Harang Moemoes) for about 3 miles to the house of a Bugis, but as this man did not have his dogs there was nothing to do but return. I had tiffin & spent the afternoon with Mr. Olmeyer & met Radin Scharif Nilo Perbongsa and his wife who is a sister of Pangeran Mangko. These people have asked me to come & stay with them when I visit Sangkoelirang Bay.

Monday, July 8, 1912.
  Samarinda.
  C., R., Cl.
   
      Arise about 6:45 & go to Mr. Gray's & get my skins out to dry and have to scrape them and every few minutes change their posi-tions to insure even drying as the heat is intense. My shoulders and arms now feel the effect of it and perhaps to-morrow will be sore and sunburned. After leaving Mr. Gray's I stopped in and talked to Mr. Olmeyer until until[[crossed out]] a shower passed in about an hour; after dinner I went for a walk & then went to bed at 9:45.
 
Tuesday, July 9, 1912. 
  Samarinda.
  Cl., Cl.

       I got to Mr. Gray's early and put all my skins out to dry & catalogued some bats; this has been a fine day for drying skins, and after noon a Bugis brought me a porcupine which I spent a good part of the afternoon preparing as the skin was exceedingly tender. I also made up the skin of a plandok which has been in
[[end of page]]