of the rate were diseased aad had sores on all parte of their 

 bodies as well as ha"sing their tails tiroken or iDitten off. {My 

 mtives claim that the land erabs bite off the rats' tails*) 



if and 



been the 



Friday, June 6, 1913. 

 Pulo i-iataha. 



AS I could get no speoimene to keep me iiusy, aid it 

 very hot clear day, I dried smny epeoiiaens and packed ^em into 

 the boxeo. 



At lo?? tide I tried to sj^ar mm fi^ but got not 

 though one of the natives went off to the edge of the ree: 

 when the tide began to rise returned wi% several fi*.. 



I had intended sailing this A.M. but there has not 

 slightest bree55e. 



Saturday, June 7, 191S. 



Pulo **iataha to Daeng Alahan. 



When we left Mataha at daybreak, there was a strong wind from 

 the I.E. and looked stormy in every direction. Balik lukup lies 

 due west of Mataha.but of course, too far to see, but we expected 

 to reach it by noon. When we had covered about half the distance, 

 the idnd died and ae there ie a strong current, we drifted back to 

 within sight of the sandy beach of ^^ataha, then got a S. to S.f. 

 breeze and reached the south edge of Daeng Alahan, a reef. 



At dusk came a little breeze and we got a little further to 

 the westward and are nw/ anchored in about a fathom of water and 

 will be aground at losf tide. 



Sunday, June 8, 1913. 

 Baeng Alahan to Pulo 



wind early this morning, but 



nine o'clock we got a 



