Date:
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Personnel:
William Allen, Trust
Territory Representative, left
the party with the Ran Annim.
Aug. 28, 1964--Friday
Weather:
P.M.
Rain--storms in
Water conditions:
P.M,
Rough in
Everyone was up and ready to unload by 7:30 A.M. as scheduled.
The
"T"“ boat and the trucks arrived about 9:45 and unloading the
equipment and personnel gear started at once.
The ship's crew
had everything on pallets so the loading took only a few minutes.
A major flap developed about paying board bills on the ship.
we had assumed on past performance that each person should pay
‘
his board bill of $5.00 a day or a total of $70.00 for the 14
days of the cruise.
Arnold Joseph said no,
“subsistence"--so no pay.
We
the letter said
12 from the U. of W. paid.
Arnold
Joseph did not.
Back at EMBL the two trucks piled high with. equipment, materials,
samples and glass balls were unloaded during the after-
noon and sample preparation and packing got started.
wm.
Jackson went to Japtan Island to set his rat traps.
He had picked up his traps set on Parry Island in the early
morning.
Only roof rats were caught on Parry Island,
total 23,
with 12 males and 11 females.
The rats were not diurnal to any extent.
caught about 1830-1990.
First rats were
Most of these were still alive in the
oy
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