Sunday, July 1st

Laid round all day enjoying life. Wrote to Herb and to Boston. A bunch of us got out the ponies in the P.M. and tried to ride them. We've started for the cockpit and knocked over an old native on the way. Rainy during the day.

Friday June 29th

Hot all day. Transit party went back to sta 284 and ran in c-line. We had a mile and a half of fierce topography. Roberts had the ponies out training them and we rode part way in on them. No rain until after we got in so we kept fairly dry.

Thursday June 28th

Meandered two rivers but didn't have any level notes so couldn't take topog. In water up to our necks all the morning and in the afternoon it rained so we kept wet all day. Got back to camp and found a letter from Ma and one from Boston, both dated May 19th. It looked good as it was two weeks since we had received any mail. A bunch of ladrones came into town last night and stole some money and a couple of women. There was a great ___ and running around but not much bloodshed.

Wednesday 27th Victorias

Had a big days work. Ran through grass about twelve feet high all day. Found a mistake in level notes. Robert and Farnham away all night looking up a place to camp. Rained all night. Rice paddies beginning to be muddy enough to be mean.

Tuesday 26th

Victorias. Had another easy time to-day. Got into camp at 3 P.M. Stopped at a big sugar mill just as they were pouring off a batch of sugar. Got a lot to eat. Rained in the evening. Good and cool and had a fine sleep. Transit party ran to sta. 648.

Monday 25th

Had an easy time to-day only had to run the Malugo River and take a mile of topog. Had a short walk and got in just before it rained. Transit party got soaked. Roberts arrived from Silay with the pack-ponies and two riding horses. Transit party ran 21 stations.

Sunday June 24th

Victorias. Coffee and biscuits for breakfast. Walked two mi. in A.M and had a fine bath in Malabug Riv. Rained coming back and all P.M. Wrote a long letter home. Crowd gone to a cock fight. Gord and I starting a beard. Guess I wouldn't look fine with a Van Dyke.