Diary of A1 [Harrisson], 16 Oct 1945 to 31 Jan 1946 - Part 2

Dec 4 (cont)
Arr [[W?]]
10.00, Pa Dilon. River just S of E
runs to meet Puru ½ m. down at
Pangelon (10.30), Bridge to Pangelon
1040. Pa Kilon.
1200 After leaving climb [[Poilbelaban?]]
[[3000’?]] E & ESE from Long [[?]]
Go down to Pa SINARI, small river,
meets Pa Puru. Along ridge for 1½
m & then down peaklet Lagatabliot.
Then down E, & small hill Langatatory
above Berang.
1315 Arr. L Berang, having run all
last 3 m., Reception! Benali.
Dec. 5. Wed L BERANG V fine/fine/fine
Slept till 11. after 3 one might well
Swim Movies & [[?]] Longidon [[?]]
pipe broke. Swam for 1 hour.
Rested. Music etc. Wrote big diary
Tche arr. from Malinau. Rain
quantity stores. 1
Huge funeral Sunday V Kiai ref 
Americans etc. Absurd.

Dec. 6. Thurs L BERANG Fine/fine/v. fine
Day writing [[?]] & credenties,
listing [[?]] arr. from Malinau, writing
big diary, batheing, eating & sleeping.
[[Cultural?]] party in evening till 4 am.
Dec 7. FRI. L BERANG V.Fine/V fine/wet
Paying off soldiers, etc
Concert & great feast!
Dec 8 SAT L SEMAMOE Dull/fair/dull
Left 0715 after band etc. [[Reports?]]
[[Army?]] & co Simson in Kiai. [[Manis?]]
Arr. with [[Kinga?]] ([[?]]) 0905.
 "   with Servant 0930
Up [[?]] [[to us?]] 1100.
Heavy [[drinks?]] 1200 - to 0330
Dec 9 SUN L. LIKUE Dull/ Fair [[?]]/ Fair
0800 left LS. 0900 [[landing?Unit?]] 
& [[?]].  [[?line?]] up 2½ hrs on R [[? Sema?]]
1 (xxxxNW) then [[?]] (w from [[?]])
then up again WNW along ridge.
1500 Down to village [[Someone?]] here
40X & from SW.
Big drinking - candle Milan style
 

Dec 10 . Monday [[BRIV NARIT?]] Fine/v fine/v wet [[(?)]] cloudy 
Slept till 1030
1100 left L [[Likoe.?]] Felt bloody ill
NW. Climb 300'. Follow up & down ridge. [[Sem??] 
to left. 1230 [[Patur?]], 30x, follow up to junction 
Pa Relayun. [[Sema?]]night duty going from SW.

1400 Lepo Batu 1000'.

163405 reached Batu Narit [[from?]] 
[[?]] Rec note from Cohen asking 
for [[his?]] gear! Also note from [[Minda?]]

going [[?]] edge ridges, v. high 
forest, NNW.

1500. NNW ridge up to 3000'. Extra
rugged country.

1000. at 4000' under Batu Narit [[Ple?]], 
BUDOK LAWAI 140° is head of 
Pa Burun & Pa Selkali southern trail, 
white Semanure rise at BUDOK 
LAWING 200°. ([[Nerayan?]] at back of 
this).

1615 Old Neck junction.

1630. Deep [[&]] & cloud.
[[?]] into [[?]]. [[?]] 
[[Senetatong?]] 70°

Dec 11. Teus BALIKOE Fair to Fine/Fair/Fair to Wet

0600 left Lepo Narit. WSW dip 
for 500' to densest moss, then 
down to head of Milau.

0700 IV→ Lepo Popong, 
bamboo [[sulap?]]. in [[?]]

0730 Long Menmong, Mulau now 
off to [[??]]. We go W to WNW.

0830 Into lowlands, level places on 
track, wide valley. Go SW & WSW.

0830. [[Really?]] on [[Kerangan?]] to [[Meland?]] 
(of [[? & ?]])

0900 Pa Milau, Lang gone SW, & 
accessed Milau just before village 
(which is on L .bank). Milau [[now?]] 15x [[??]]

0730 Leave Pa M. Go W on level inc. 
SANDY MOSS [[first?]], & meet Milau, [[meanwhile?]] 
Barong, & 25x, flurry → W.

1000. Meet Kerayen, in from SW, 45x

1030 Benocang, & fruit

1100 land down [[?]] again, SW then turn 
NW; 11.30 [[Balikoe?]] [[?]] [[side stream?]]

MUSIC & ARIS. [[??]]

Dec. 12. Wed L PELUAN V Fine/fine/fine

Music etc, left [[Balikoe?]] 9.50. 

9.50 → 15°

9.55  28°

10.0 95

10.5 Ilan R from R. from 120°

10.10 5 min [[?]]

10.15 40 - no pidelts

10.20 340

10.25 75 - Path to L Rian

10.30 310 Melidang R, v small, on L

10.35 285 Matu R, vis, on L [[Kourd?]] Cape.

10.40 . 130. Rian R. from 10°. Tip cape

10.45 10. Lupai R U.S, Right

10.50 40. Pilmar - Rien path start, (emerge)

10.55 40. YEDul R, v.s. left

1100 - 70 Peluan R v.s. today [[?]]

11.05 xx 1105 this strip to choy Cove

11.15 50

11.20  40 - [[-upids?]]

11.25 10 Kampong L Palua

X

L Libuan pleased [[spot?]]. [[Yeng L Pingua ho?]]

Peanuts and meat [[piketes?]],

X

[[Pauran?]] R further down [[?]] flows sand [[range?]] 
behind Peluan - [[Balikoe?]], with [[branchs?]] [[Vinni?]] &

Dec 13. Thursday. BLOWIT Fair/fine/wet fair

0640 0745 Slept. Up rise to Rear path - 0845 

0831 Go 850 up Rian. [[Cross with?]] & up 
hill NW (Batu Narit at 135°)

0930 to Pornan Rian a real hill 
village. Rion river [[?]] far up in 
deepening valley 345°. [[?]] grassland 
paths by village, nothing but steep

1000 after v.bad sec. scout track, to KAWAN 
R from NW (Small)

1030 - Up KAWAN, then cut up hill 
WSW to NATAD JAVIAN (1100)

1130. Ridge between SAYUN (to S) & KAWAN, 
W then flew into Rian.

1230 NW top [[Mas/rest?]].

1300 [[?]] Top, LUPA, with PADI to left ^see to [[water?]] 

1330. Down & up again, Pa Pod to left^(still Rian ridge) 
a real top. [[Miss?]] [[Wailaya?]] 270 
Pa Bawang 290

1430 Meet small Rian ([[?]]) flurry to POTOL, fr WNW

1445 Pa [[Potok?]] [[?]] West [[?]]

1450 [[??]]

1600 Hill 700 [[?]] 

1615 Loctock R, [[?]], & hard work 
[[sand leads?]]  to R [[Salind?]]

1700 arr [[?]] R Salud. (drink)

Dec 14 Fri. BLOWIT Fine/v fine/fine

Kepala Bessay L [[Keuvert?]] Apocalypse [[?]]

[[?????]]

Camp on [[call?]] [[T?]] chiefs. [[?]] 
[[?]] [[about?]] P [[Haking?]] etc 
lot of talk, sold off [[?]] shotguns 
v.busy day indeed.

Dec 15 Sat. BLOWIT Dull. Rain! at 1230/Wet Showers Dull/Showery

Semi quiet day.

Writing notes, a/cs, etc for Labuan & Lawas. 
Along to Pa Mein Plan large runs move to Bareo

Brief [[Bilang?]] re trip to Lawas, Japs, [[?]] et.

[[Death?]] in periodic rage (?morphine short).

Dec 21 16 Sunday. BAREO Fair/fair/rain

Left 0700. Patrap (new house) 1230. Stayed 1 
hr & drunk [[?]] Arr Bareo 1700.

Bungar. Burak. Lovely to be home. ^Plane circled Bareo 0600-0800

[[Uden, Purding, Ta Kampong - ♀, Ocjoel, Lanki?]]

Dec 22 17 Monday BAREO fair (v windy/Fair/V Fine

Paid off [[Sinaru Pengueen?]] for 40 soldiers - 700$. 
Aprē [[?]] arrived - V [[stinky?]]! Salud. 
Killed pig. [[Tenlle arab & ???]]

− [[Lared, Apoi, Apan,?]] G.Rajah all passed 
out. [[Bongan?]] carried home.

Dec 18. Teus. BAREO. Dull/Fine dull cloud/V.Fine. Full moon.

Wrote. Slept. Bought [[Kenyah?]] coat, 
planted seeds, improved house [[winded?]] shield

Dec 19. Wed BAREO  ^Quiet day o/caste/Fair/Fine

[*Beauty note from [[Fia?]]*]

Wrote. Drunk on arab. [[Ask Bryson?]] tall 
with [[S&K, & O?]] (pass at). Notes from Labuan etc.

Dec 20 Thurs. [[PAMEIN?]] Fair/Showers/Fair

26 [[Main?]] (4 hrs). [[Paru? Paul, ??]] [[Tajing?]] 
[[Arng?]], nice work. P. [[Miu?]]

Dec 21. Fri PAMEIN Fine/fine/fine

Admin + P [[Mini?]] & [[Pajong??]] Arong. [[Birak?]]! 
Prepare to build school.

Dec 22 Sat PAUMUR Fine/fine/v fine

[[Ping Apoi?]] left for Dutch. Self to [[?]] 2¾ hrs. 
Drinks & main. Mis Singa & follows. [[Hijh flu Napir?]]

Dec 23 Sun PAUMUR Dull/fine/v fine

At Pa [[?]] talk, drink & eat. [[Beran?]] NO.

1. for [[Soma Bulan?]]

Dec 24 Mon. BAREO. Dull/fair/heavy drizzle

[[Peughula Paden?]] & [[Livat?]] from [[?]]

Lawas profiteering & shotguns. [[Var. nots?]].
Arr to find [[??]] dd. drunk! Sex.

Dec 25 Tues. BAREO Heavy drizzle & showers. Fair Cloudy Wind++/Fair Showers

0900 + Sun all morn 
*WIT Xmas SMH

sounded

odd!*

At noon realised it was Xmas day. 
[[Got pist?]] B. raddish - huge, & tasty. Felt suddenly 
lonely. Worked on accounts & plans for L [[Makin?]] trip 
& rice supply. Quite [[?]]

Bungan bloody drunk. Fed up

Dec. 26. Wed. BAREO DullFine Cloudy Showers/Fair

[[Djapmara?]] with [[Iban Ungfat?]], one of [[Blunats?]] old 
[[L Toca?]] team, & extra fine type. [[Djapar?]] jailed. 
[[?]] re Iban affair, & re hopelessness of [[Bongten?]] 
- Fed up with ♀.

[[Tomalong ekom?]]

Captured Djapars famous "Bintang [[Daas?]]"

Dec 27. Thursday. BAREO Dull Cloudy/Showery/Dull & showery

Cauliflowers sp up. Lettuce doing well. Raddishes vast. 
few peas o.k. All new to interior.

Typed report for December.

Dec 28 Fri BAREO Ocaste/Ocste

V.COLD & WINDY.

Letters to [[?]] O/Admin & Syd, etc. 
[[? Muse?]] deer. [[? godanj?]]

Skipped to [[?]] & [[?]] a [[tap?]] village in [[?]]

Dec 29 Sat. BAREO. V.fine windy/fair & clouds/

Accidentally found parsnips alive among 
raddishes.

List of veg. now growing at Bareo:

Native	Recent dev. via  [[Ajumper?]]	Sx [[? (me)?]]
1 Pineapple	1 Broad Beans	1 Parsnip
2 Banana	2 Cabbage (6)	2 Raddish
3 Lemons	3 Peanuts	3 Cauliflowers
4 Oranges	4 [[?]] Tomato	4 Lettuce
5 Mature Cabbage	5 Shallots	[[?]] Peas
6 Ubi	6 Veg. marrow	6 Lima Beans
7 Sweet Potato (Red)	7<61 potato (2!!)? (? [[Eggfruit?]]?	7 Broad Beans  [[?]]
8 Sweet Potato (White)	7 [[?]] Beans 7. Silver Beet.	8 Runner Beans
9 Paw Paw		9 Large Tomatos  (5 types)
10 Chile		10 Silver Beet
11 Water melon
12 Corriander
13 Indian corn
14 Tobacco
15 Raspberries
16 [[??]]
17 Pumpkin

17 + 7 + 10 =34 34 ^+2? (1?) +1.
Cauliflower

Dec. 30 Sun. BAREO Fine/Cloudy Shower at 5.0'C/Fine

Ground exceptionally dry. No proper rain 
Since Dec. 11.  Rivers v low. Land parched [[?]] 
Certainly dry [[month?]]. Fair shower at 1700. Not enough. 
Antip &c open Malinan. 

[[L Buang pines of Liang???]] Bain returns 
among them in [[?]] under house, [[??]], 

nice, xx

[[Wahil?]] of P. [[Puding?]], Pa Tilc, first [[met?]]. + [[?]] 
from Kaloon & [[Benyo?]] Brings [[arak?]]! 
Salad.

Dec 31. Mon. PA MEIN Dull/dull/fair

To  Cape of Pa [[?]] ♀ & [[?]]. The [[?]]

To Pa Mein - 4 hrs. [[conditioning?]] good. 
[[Pempula A Solian?]]. Sinja clear. 
K [[Kemping?]] TAMPING DOMO [[?]],
Obai, with [[??]] & other 
ex [[Kalun?]]

↓

JAN 1 Teus PA MEIN Dull/fair

Paid for 1000 gs  padi. [[?]] 
Bought salt. Prepared school. [[?]] 
to clear land. Java garden doing 
well. [[?]] till dawn 
[[????]] Long Imat.

JAN 2. WED PADALI Fine/Fair/Fair

To Pa Mada, [[Whoople?]] 
By night to Pa Dal arr. 2000 hrs 
Drink till dawn.

JAN 3. THURS PATU [[?]] Fine/fair showery/showery

Slept all morn. Paid for & 
dist[[?]] [[?]].  Prepared to 
move convoy to L Matu.

Left 1600. Arr: 1730.SW from 
2 hr cross [[Bar?]] then SSE. 
Valley wide & nothing , small 
hills. (V. diff from [[Seman?]] 
[[Barum?]] 35X, short small [[mountain?]] 
rocks, [[?]] small rapids. 
Still very dry.

[*Extra wild here? High point [[19 ???)]]*]

JAN. 4. FRI RUAN LUYO Fine/Dull/Wet Cloudy Wet

Left at 1000 after more drink. 
Lawan [[Aran??]] prize [[singer?]]. Long Aran 
prize boozer.
1000. → S [[using?]] [[Baram?]] 2; it flows → SE 
This is head of loop? 
1030. [[Woven Apo?]]  [[inesig?]] range slow climb 
[[Barum?]] to R & left. Renk A/PUT 
BAWANG RUNAN to left (head [[Burga?]] 4000) 
[[Burum?]] onto  [[?]] range.

1100 WSW. Dense forest. Top LAKOBONG 200

1130 SW. [[Rural?]] land, not steep hills, valley 
wide all very down ([[c/Keryan?]]). Track 
good.

1200 S (&SSW) Junction Ra [[Mindot?]] trade from NNE 
(same distance as B.Patong) 
1230 SW. Along ridge.

1300 W. V stiff climb 
1330 SW. Top 100 [[?]] Moss, BATU NARIT 
cleared space, stone caves Apo [[?]] SE 4000+ 
Apo Dari much higher down here - 3500+

1400 S. Ridge, descent, Apo Dari 4 m

1420 Tomatos 12 m, v. high - 6000?/

1430 S. Well under ridges top (to L). [[Barem?]]

[[?]] to E 5 m? [[stream??]] W.

1500 SE. Hillside. Easy going. Cross stream 
ARO UKAT BULO

1530 SSE over spur to [[?]] RAN LU YO ^4000'

JAN 4 (continued)

Police as on this day

[[Name?]]	[[Kamping?]]	Numero
1. Oengat K	Batang Madjang	201956
2. Tjay K	[[Doemoedjoadg?]]	2002979
3. Agan	Patrap	3547846
4. Tingang	Patrap	1754570
5. Oesat O?	Patrap	3316351
6. Djoeman B	Patrap	2374744
7. Lijan B	Pamada	183.
8. Balan B	-"-	2.2
9. [[Jildean?]]	Palidoeng	1691878
10. Poeding	Poeroct	1757735
11. Naan K	Pedali	10050
12. Gita[[ss?]]	-"-	13077
13. [[Pg. Ellery?]] K	-"-	115974
14. Living K	-"-	18995
15. [[Cl long?]]	Lg. Djelet	652452
16. Ledjin & [[??]]
18 [[Danan Pa	M. [[Bain Beluit?]]
19.
20. [[Lahoy & Padong	[[Tche?]]
21
[*TO B: X/6/8*] [*TO M: 1/2/11/7/14*]

[[Djong B?]] to [[?]] 30 + [[?]]

[[????]]

JAN 5. SAT. ALONG UKAN RAIN/Heavy RAIN

[[Sulay?]] good, hills etc. No insects of any 
kind - for once, Left 0900.

0900. S. Still under ridge on shoulder, ridge to E 
Cross Pa [Pungan?] → E )[*In & out along range. Streams such bad going*] MOSS

0930 S. Moss Forest. Cross Pa Ringat

1000 S. Gradual down to Pa Riman  -

1030 S. Men cut [[?]] SSE, LEMB

1100 } S. Cross Pa [[Meres?]]. New level with [[the Bar?]].

1130 }          ↓                 ↓                ↓.     ↓

1200 S.

1230 S. Cross [[Palepona?]] to )
hill [RAAN LEP??] AND )

c 4500 )

[*Country changing

Rougher Ridge

E-SW. Not symmetry 
of [[Baren?]] divide*]

1300 SSW 

13.35 SSW cross Pa TORID

and over low range )

[*Country rougher 

again. Many 
streams → W 

v. steep hills*]

1400 SSW

1430 SW Down steep hill 
to Pa [[VKan I. Mien??]] 
Clean large lines (20X)

1500 SW. Up & along top 
knife edge ridge, c3500. Top PAWN/TABIU
From here From here [[Apo Dari?]] 10 m 
W & much higher - ? 5000. [[?]] 
marked. L [[Pelman?]] todays visible to SSE. 
River system [[?]] - see sketch over.
1530 SW. Down 600 PA UKAN.

Rained whole bloody day, worst 
I have ever known. Quite [[??]] 
Ran yesterday, constant up & down. 
Counting [[?]] & more complex as go 
on.

Jan 5 (cont)

Maps show L Peluan W far W, & 
Burant Buleh really curving round 
further S before NE while [[Vlu Baren?]] 
runs much further south.

Sketch seperate

Jan 6. [[VN L PEWAN?]] V fine/V Fine/Fine

0600	Left SSW	Cross Uhang 3 )up & down.
0630	SSW	Cross Uhang 4 )Much easier going.
0700	SSW	top [[Ruan Bruang?]] 30M w/shed Ukan & Bruang = APAT RIKO
0730	SSW	down to BRUANG 20 SE [[Vlu Baleh?]] nice country
0800	SSW	Crossing [[Mu Varing?]] Bruang deep [[??'' 10X [[?]], flat slow.
0830	SW	delta
0900	SW	leave Bruang ^(on left) uphill, easy, to  [[PAW AMA?]] ROWIK 2SW
0930	SW	Along AMA ROWIK = long hill. Leave Bruang on left
1000	SW	"        "        "
1030	SSW	Long Bruang → BALEH 35X,  [[shingle?]], further.
1100	SW to	CANOE on River line Open land, fertile and flat hills behind, River widening to 50X. Shallow, Some rapids
	SE
11.30	"	LIA-AY. flat place, [[butan?]] etc.
11.15		Batu [[Buangtin?]] ^& track go up to top to go right.
1145	Arrive  → E	L Peluang. lovely land. [[MM Long?]]  RIVER BIG LOOP NINETY 110 YDS WIDE. [[Shallow?]]

JAN 7. MON PA PUAK (V fine/V fine/fine

Collected tobacco & rice for the men. 
Note at noon, drink in [[Kaluan?]] 
Sun again - emerging [[?]] 

1100 left. Follow river [[one?]] of big [ loop 
steadily SW XXX, with lot of loops 
shallow, & [[?]], many small rapids 
banks rich with fruit.

1145 reach [[long Kelasanko?]] of Avi long 
nearly size [[Kangong?]]

Mouth of Pelinbu is like [[downpour?]] 
[[village?]].  Mouth Baram is below this 
[[Kaboran?]], ½ mile.

Kill pig & drink, leave at 1500.

1500-1600. Direct S, over slightly rolling 
country in hills [[?]] hills largely 
flat. V. rich land. Good tracks. 

1600 S meet small stream. BANGA 
1430 Following Banga SSW.

Arrive Long Banga (Pa Polcal) open 
land, river [[P?]] as big as Balleh, 
same type. 35X wide at [[?]]

Colossal party. All buffet pool  
with [[?]]

JAN 8. Teus Pa Vuale V fine/fine rain dull/Rain

Reorganise as all plans now alter 
by [[?]] escape.  Mein to [[?]] 
AL [[?]] + 1 up Selungth. 2 back 
to Bareo Rest with me + along 
chai guard 
Sent men ahead to cut track.

[[?]] from L Matu & L Akai. Gave them 
salt & tobacco.

From R L Pelman winds from ESE behind 
hill 3000! BUDOK PETERUKUP. [[?]] 
side of [[Pelu?]] R. is high range 5000 APAT 
RIKO. Bahan track SE. ARO RIO 
not on map are ARO RANO. 
L Paluan = L Kluan. L Banga = Pa Puali 
Kayan ex Aban ([[Matinga?]]) 
[[?]] ex L Tap for salt etc. Gave 
out rest of salt and tobacco. 

Men from Long Tap Alum & path [[?]] 
ahead to [[Bahaw.?]]

Shirt [[?]] sessions, songs by [[??]] 
Keyan, Saban, [[?]] & Malay

JAN 9, Wed. V fine/v fine/

LEPO [[MAJANG?]]

P. Muir, [[Nuon & Legingo?]] to [[Liv Matu?]] 
[[?]] & [[?]] to Bareo.

[[Ahlock & Led?]] go to [[Selunga?]] 
Self along, [[Kepala  kampong?]], 
Section & [[?]] rice to Bahan.

0845 left S (bend) River shallow 
L. Latog (SW) and [[R?]]

0900 E Probe 35 - 40X. Land flat, fertile

0930 E Island [[Labo Pangal?]] & out 940
1000 SE Pirate on R.

10300 NE Follow  Pirate up R bank. 
gets [[?]] long wider. [*Land all flat [[?]]*]

1100 NE       "         "

1130 NE       "         "

1200 NE.      "         " Land now steep [[?]]

1230 NE [[??]] [[?]] DINGIN ESE in gorge 
[[? Anonaginat?]] [[??]] = CAMP RICK

1300 ENE [[?]] SSE to [[Tugan?]] MLS 4500+

1330 ENE Start climb. Some levels. Track to the 
R [[Buloh san?]]. [[(15 Pirates?)]]

1400 ENE c 2000. Climbing easily, gradual 
slopes, land all good. Thin [[?]] 
1430 ENE Up then down to W [[?]] SUKOWAN. 
[[?]] Mt Dingin now SE.

1500 E levelish, open land

1530 EX Lepo Majangon SUKOWAN

(large stream)

JAN 9 (cont)

[[?]]. In [[L Bungon?]] SSW 
in high [[?]] 3500 hill blocking 
[[?]] Japs trail over this 
8 trail round KR. From this [[?]] 
Balon of ^[[?]] flows, div by low water [[?]]

[[??]].

JAN 10, WED L BANGAN Fine/Dull/fine

0530	NE	Climb div off from river, following  along siding ridges, every
0600	& ESE	3400x cutting up straight ESE
0635	E	climb sheer. Cloud line. Track 56.
0700	ESE	Moss forest. Cloud Cap.
0730	ESE	Drive to stream MAU, tribe of PJAK.
0800	NE	along moss [[?]] in and out, up & down
0830	E	winding as far as S,   "    "        "
0900	E	BATU KALOENG & covered [[shing?]]  then down
0930	NE	Easy going, reach JAHIT-BANGAN J.  (S. FROM R)
1000	EtoW	[*GORGE [[??]]*] [[??]], in 6-700 gorge, v nicely,
1030	NE
1100	NE	ditto
1130	NE	ditto. [[?]] LIANG [[?]]
1200	ENE	ditto. Big [[trail?]] LEPPA T xx in from NE, [[?]]
1230	E	ditto but bitten [[?]]. R. IBAT
1300	ESE	"         "       "       "
1330	SE	Gorge [[?]] again to L Melibat. [[Borgan?]] now  [[?]] winding 30X
1400	SE	Gorge top
1430-1500		to La Long [[EDI?]]. [[?]] 1515 Follow up  loop N then E. B AMM+IOM

Abundance game Batu [[Kalolong?]]. 3 [[yip?]] in 
4 miles.

JAN 10 (cont)

Buhan mouth 20X, meets Bangan 
(30X) just before N loop, [[just?]] curve 
point & old kamping site. For  Range 
behind Bahan is BENDAGA.

[[Build ferry?]] up to Bangan 
[[?]] & Liau. Path cut poor.

JAN 11. THURS. L TOCH/Fine/v fine/

Watch broken - no reason except war office, Aust. 
c/ Rev [[???]] in 1 day. 
[[?]] lovely selling [[gunshot?]] along valley, 
golfers, [[?]], fell deer, wild cattle, [[?]] 
as woods.

Left 0630. Followed hills S ofBahan, then 
course turn NE after 3 m. towards B(40X) & continue 
NE up PE river, to V. Need (4 m) then over 
low ridge & out of cave to BANGA ^R over another ridge 
to BANGAN APUT ^S, cross ridge again 4500 ([[?]]) 
[[LAANAPOI?]], down to junction towards B trails 
KAT ^B & ATAUSAI ^S. Along tiny [[?]] NE then up 3000 
and down to [[???]] ^S. Follow [[?]] SE then S to old 
camp [[Am LToea?]]. 0415. ([[?]]) 
find [[Peryhulu?]] xx hill ridge over from there on 
way to meet me Baheo! L Mo [[?]] 
due tomorrow. Missed The co by 
3 days - maddening. [[?]] to send 
again to Bareo with [[Demphula?]]

Prepared [[?]] etc. MELANCHOLY 
SHELL OF OUR OLD CAMP.