Locality:
Eniwetok.
Date:
Personnel:
Bonham, Lowman, McClin,
Billings, Sneddon, Williams,
Lewis, Jackson, and Joseph left
in the morning, N.W. plane.
Palumbo,
Gessel,
Welander,
Sept. 1,
Weather:
1964--Tues.
Rain.
Water conditions:
Rough.
&
Donaldson remain + xoranda and
Allsup.
It rained::
Just poured!:
Just as if the weather man was
intent upon putting on a big show for the departing members.
The weather had been about perfect for a month--then the day of
departure for the group, it rained.
Back to the EMBL and cleanup.
Swept the floor,
cleaned
off the desks and benches, washed the glassware that had been
piled in the sink--most from invertebrates.
Prepared box of equipment for Johnston Island collecting.
Gessel:
camp store.
Notes--Added fertilizer to hibiscus plants near the
Those fertilized last year still show healthy growth
while the untreated are yellow-leafed.
Aug.
1963,
“Checking my notes for
I observed that Eniwetok Messerschmidia and Scaevola
look better this year than last,
at which time much die back was
observed."
Mailed four
(4)
boxes of processed samples
to the Lab.
Rad.
Bio.--postage $7.79 paid by L.R D.
Previous samples were given to Global Assoc.
(V.D. Brophy),
who sent them out as freight to Travis--then up the coast, we hope.
Also asked Brophy if he couldn't get our freight under way.