Monday
August 2nd,
1926

After breakfast Dick and I and four Dyaks started out for the small river to do some fishing, get some bananas if possible and to {F3.11} greet Matt and leRoux on their return. The fishing was good although I didn’t get one[,] having my usual fisherman’s luck. We had been fishing about an hour when the other prow came into sight. All were present and reported an enjoyable evening in the camp. No Papuans appeared to molest them. They continued on while we continued to fish. After we had a good mess of cat fish we paddled on back and stopped and obtained three large bunches of bananas. Dick left a knife in return for every bunch we had taken. It was long after one thirty when we return[ed] to Camp for the Dyaks insisted on stopping for an hour to get the material which they wrap abount [sic] their knees similar to a fish line. Matt was busily engaged in sorting the collection. When it was all spread out we could see how much we really had obtained. (Get details of collections from Matt) Insert here. leRoux objected to the taking of the bananas but Dick pointed out that it was no different then [sic, = than] his taking things from houses and leaving a knife in exchange.