The Harvard African Expedition Book 1: August 30, 1926
Creator
Loring WhitmanDate
8/30/26Coverage
Miamu, Hinterland, LiberiaTranscription
Mon Aug 30th Another day of travel. At about 800 I set forth with 8 boys for Miamu to set up a receiving station for supplies shipped from Reppues unescorted. It was a rather nice morning – over-cast but cool without rain. And the trail was very nice, too tho crooked running thru deeper woods with an occasional brook dashing over rocks. There was one hill, too, which went straight up for about ¼ of a mile and which brought the perspiration out in streams. But all in all it was an easy day – and a short one and I was soon in Miamu.
Leave Reppues 805 Arrive Miamu 1045
Distance about 8 miles
20 ES
5 NEE
5 NEN
15 SEE
5 EN
5 SSE
5 SES
10 SE
[5 rest]
10 E
5 ESE
5 E
5 SE
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7 S
8 E
10 EN
15 ENE
15 EN
5 ENE
When I got in Mr. Mark – the govt. head at Miamu – met me and told me that Dr. Strong had left in the morning leaving 48 loads behind. He also brought me a very small chicken and a pot to cook in for which I had asked. I set to work & made some coffee for myself which really tasted well. Then I set up the bed etc & sat up to look around.
Theiler & Linder soon came in & I made more coffee for them which they ate drank with pleasure. We sat around in the afternoon after taking a picture of a ring worm patient – about 3” in diameter – the ring I mean. But most of the afternoon was wasted(?) in talk. In the evening I played the uke until about 800.