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than many native villages. They put on a dance for us {tribal, I suppose) 
followed by a war dance, and an elephant dance} all three were filmed 
and sound recorded, successfully I hope. The wcaraen and children were 
happy enough with the candy and few trinkets I brought along, but the 
men and the chief wanted raoney, cigarettes, and/or salt. We gave the 
chief loo francs for the visit and performances ($2.00) and he was 
satisfied as we had no smokes and we^re not told about salt until we 
were too far from Beni to turn back for it. But Butembo, — the guest 
houses (rather brick cottages there and main lodge)are about the 
tomeiest places we've yet seen, lavish plantings of beautiful 
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flowers, on a hilltop out-side of town, and overlooking the most 
orderly, clean, native settlement we have so fiar seen. The Belgian 
government is doing wonders In improving native standards of living 
and sanitation, and has liad wonderful success in places such as Butembo. 
This, as a place of rest and comfort, is about the best so far. Our 
y traps here netted us nothing, but we collected 2 species of lizards 
about the brick cottages, and got more mites. 
Now we've reached the morning of the 9th of May. We had oil pump 
trouble tihich we could not have remedied until this morning in Butembo. 
The night before the meciianic promised to be on the job at seven} but 
did not turn up until 8. Anyway a half day was lost, soinstead of 
getting to the next place, Huindi Camp in the main section, of the 
Albert Park, in tine for lunch, we did not ari-ive until after 1^:30. 
From Butembo to Ruindi the road, now through the mountains is about 
the most tortuous I’ve ever been on. It was one of those you go beck 
(in direction you came) two feet, for every three that you advance 
(in the direction you are going). But was beautiful, green hills, and 
mountain sides, cultivated slopes and valleys with native villages here 
