Locality:
Eniwetok Atoll--~Eniwetok
and Runit Islands
Date:
August 30,
Sunday
Weather:
1964
Rains
Water conditions:
Increasing
roughness
Major operations were sample processing and packing.
one had lots of material
left from the field trip;
processed by Frank and Raul.
Every-
the birds were
Gary and Frank were drying and
packaging bottom samples.
Glass balls were boxed and shipped out by the dozens and
large clam shells showed up in the’ most unusual places.
The md4jor
packing problem was presented by the water and soil samples
because of the very great weight.
Jackson,
Murchison,
Gessel and Joseph went to Runit Island with Earl
and the EMBL little launch.
The trip was scheduled
primarily to provide the Late comers a chance to visit this island.
Jackson set out his rat traps and picked them up the following day on the way to Engebi.
The trap line was set on the
north side of the island in typical sedge, Ipomea, Messerschmidia,
vegetation.
Hermit crabs bothered some traps.
10 roof rats were caught.
Four
males,
Six females,
all mature.
5 sexually mature,
1 pregnant,
4 had previous