47 12 1226 https://www.liberianhistory.org/files/original/03c6ec6e8ed1c226780f44903e89e575.pdf 96aa5c19962d7df35131c587642b0064 Diary Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Monday Oct 4th Dr. Strong and Shattuck went off to the French boundary today but before they started the patient from up the line came in and they worked on her for a while. After they left Hal and I sat around writing diaries, drawing pictures and doing very little. In the afternoon we continued our life of ease, talking with Mr. Yausen and Mr. Taylor. Mr. Yausen doesn’t want to stay here any longer. He already had sent his men off to Ziche town with his rice etc and felt that he had best be following it. No persuasion could keep him here hunting so we were forced to leave let him go. Hal also worked over chop boxes etc. And During the entire day we listened to some 30 girls pounding govt rice. <Drawing of girls pounding rice> They work in pairs pounding in a big wooden mortar with long sticks about 2” in diam. First one then the other And they always keep time – the whole 30 so that you get a regular thump thump thump thump – And they sing in time. The one I like best is this as near as I can write it. <Drawing of musical notes> They keep up this pounding and singing from early dawn to late evening, singing about songs thru which they run over and over again. Inside one of the kitchens they step on the heads of rice separating the grain from the straw. In the evening just before we supper Mr. Taylor, the school master and I went hunting guinea fowl. The system is as follow s- the 3 of us were stationed ourselves under 3 trees where the birds were known to roost and waited. Then when the birds flew in we were to shoot them. The trees were high and made a fairly long shot but I hoped to be able to get one if he came. After about 15 minutes I heard one squawking in Mr. Taylors tree and a few moments later one came to mine and after a preliminary look around called So I waited and was rewarded shortly by having 3 more fly up. So I decided to shoot and let fire – One bird dropped – I fired again – and another a bunch of feathers flew but the bird flew too apparently uninjured. The 3rd one was still there so I fired again and wounded it but it went so far before dropping that I knew I would never find it. Then I started to look for the first. Now altho on the edge of of a big open field – or rather with 3 sides open, the bird had fallen in very thick bush filled with saw grass. And as it was getting quite dark I saw that I probably wouldn’t find it. And just then another bird flew in which I shot as it sat – and then again as it flew bringing it down dead – again in the bush. I did go in after it but it was very black. So I sent home to supper and afterwards started out with Hal, and Vani who was carrying a lantern and a cutlass. As we were walking over to the school compound we met the school master and a plucked guinea fowl which one of mine which his boy had found and plucked. – One specimen gone. And so I went down to look for the other which I found – in a pool of swamp water – ruined. Oh well I got them anyhow. Mr. Taylor had shot with a 20 gauge at two but they got away And Mr. the schoolmaster and the misfortune to have a deer run by him which he was about to shoot but just then saw a porter carrying sticks directly in line. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D2_Section22 Title A name given to the resource The Harvard African Expedition, Book 2: October 4, 1926 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Loring Whitman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/04/26 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tappi Town, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Tapeta, Nimba County, Liberia Type The nature or genre of the resource Diary Entry Birds Diseases Domestic life Drawings Leisure Rice Specimens https://www.liberianhistory.org/files/original/2955bcaf5dd1a13d570d11812cbac824.pdf 215146d066e3cccd5589e6f47d83682a Diary Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Sun Oct 3rd. We got up at 600 Had breakfast and packed For we are returning to tappi. Our audience was present – the first morning audience we have had – and I guess they realized it might be the last change to see a white man. But by the time we let it was mostly dispersed. The trip down was very pleasant and cool. We saw where the elephants had crossed but a heavy rain last night had blured them a bit. I took a photo of them in the misty morning light but they probably wont be very good. Later on One track was 8” across another one – the largest about 15 ½”. Later on I shot a new kind of fly catcher and a green pigeon to work on when we got in. At the town near tappi Hal and Mr. Taylor stopped and located a patient whom they ordered to come down. I pushed on however to get off my sore toe as soon as possible. After we got in I skinned the fly catcher and in the afternoon the pigeon, which was a devilish job as all pigeons are. However I got him done finally and in pretty good shape. In the meantime Hal worked over a Duiker skin hide which the boys had skinned in our absence leaving most of the meat on and then letting it dry near the fire. It was pretty miserable. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D2_Section21 Title A name given to the resource The Harvard African Expedition, Book 2: October 3, 1926 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Loring Whitman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/03/26 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tappi Town, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Tapeta, Nimba County, Liberia Type The nature or genre of the resource Diary Entry Birds Elephants Specimens Villages https://www.liberianhistory.org/files/original/394ff1759a20ffd3f24f84f7efa91e43.pdf b8a4ccca2197efd12aed64b49d39644e Diary Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Sat Oct 2nd! In the morning my foot was quite sore so I decided that it was wisdom to stay in camp and not wade thru swamps all day. Hal however went out with Mr. Taylor and Yausen. Before they left one of Lt. Whedah’s solider boys came in and a private immediately collared Mr. Taylors gun boy and ordered him to get rice and palm wine for the him. Mr. T ‘lowed he was his hunter but the private said he was his boy and turned his back on us. And that rather peeved Mr. Taylor who asked him if he didn’t know that by law the soldiers when passing between barracks (Tappi and Wei – 4 hrs ½) where they were supplied were forbidden to get (take) food from the natives and that Palm wine was forbidden. The private was quite insoldent and palave’d greatly and wouldn’t listen to the corporal. I got my camera to take a picture of him for identification but he beat it out of range. And as they have no identification tags there is no other way. However they went off without their chop and I was dashed some more rice and eggs. Hal and Mr. Taylor went hunting. And so I was left to sit in camp with no diary – no cards – no book – nothing to do. First I cleaned and resalted the monkey. Then I cleaned and oiled my gun. And then I sat and talked with Momo about Vai people. However he was a bit reticent so that my quest thirst for knowledge was not very well satisfied. In the afternoon I again oiled the stock of my gun which is new and in consequence quite dry. Hal returned after a fruitless search for elephants and we continued our comparative inactivity together. He had tough luck, too – for after the report that the elephants had crossed the road they had hunted north instead of south knowing that when elephants crossed they travelled without stopping. And as luck would have it only half had crossed the other half crossing in the morning. In the evening I got out my ukulele and serenaded Hal and our dusky friends who were again in a ring around us squatting by in rows. And in the band of light coming out thru the door of a hut a girl was pounding rice in a big mortar – mostly shadow with a bright margin. While in the hut we could see bare arms and legs heavily ringed with aluminum and brass anklets. There is a very nice family next door. When they come in Pa plays with the baby and older and younger likewise. One little 3 yr old was parading around with a wooden doll like on her back as at Gbenetah while another girl – about 8 always totes around a monkey. Then But the candle burned out and we went to bed to talk some more. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D2_Section20 Title A name given to the resource The Harvard African Expedition, Book 2: October 2, 1926 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Loring Whitman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/02/26 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Sessu Town, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Nimba County, Liberia Type The nature or genre of the resource Diary Entry Children Domestic life Elephants Food Kitchens Leisure Primates Rice Specimens https://www.liberianhistory.org/files/original/2191127261d7cca5509bca97b0d947bf.pdf ab536068c4c6e42b734ed09643200ca5 Diary Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Fri Oct 1st Well I have done my first elephant hunting today. And altho we didn’t get one- but I am ahead of my story. At 500 we arose and breakfasted with somewhat of a joyous feeling in our hearts. Then we took down our guns strapped ammunition belts and a canteen on our gun boys and were off. Then was Mr. Taylor and his gun bearer, Mr. Yausen and his, Hal and I and our two boys and an extra one to carry a 5th gun, Mr. Taylors as he was using Hal’s heavy double. We left the town by a trail rather than road thru the woods, which slowly dwindled away to a vestige of a path as we got further from town. On the way Hal and I were carried across the swamps to keep our feet dry as long as possible. Just after one of these swamps we ran across some fresh bush pig tracks but we passed them by. At 700 we came to a rice farm where we picked up the hunter who was to guide us on our way and were really off. We passed thru a couple of farms and at last plunged into the big bush. It was very pleasant wandering over leaf covered trails three tall trees with vines hanging from their lofty branches or twining around big trunks. And in addition there was the suppressed enthusiasm connected with elephants. Mr. Yausen and the hunter led the way while Mr. Taylor, Hal and I brought up the rear each followed by his gun boy. We drifted across ridges where the going was comparatively open, skirted swamps, crossed, miniature ravines. And after about an hour came across our firs track – about 3 days old but showing the toe marks. A little farther on we struck a yesterday track which to my untutored eyes looked very fresh indeed. And shortly after we came to where a herd – maybe 8 or 9 had swept across our trail feeding – breaking off small shoots and tearing some of the vines down. And all this yesterday. If only we had known and come yesterday – but why if. As the wind was wrong we decided to make a big circuit and cut them off to see if we could get up on them. So we set off again. Shortly after that we ran into a big herd of red colobus monkeys in some very tall trees making tremendous leaps from on limb to the tip of the next where they would cling for a moment before scampering up to a more secure position. And occasionally one would drop vertically 15 or 20 ft to a branch below. Later we heard a pounding fairly near which we were told was a baboon. They did not know how he made the noise altho some think they beat the body while others claim they beat on roots or logs. It was a slowly repeated hollow sound. As we were going up a ravine we ran into another herd of monkey which sported around above us. Then we came upon our herd of elephants but they were travelling now and quite rapidly due for as shown by the slapping of their feet. We followed them for a while but decided that at the rate they were travelling we could not catch them that way. So we cut off and headed for a spot where the hunter expected them to swing back. On the way we passed a spot where elephant had broken down small trees – 6” across about 6 or 8 ft above the ground. It looked as if a hurricane had swept the place. Then we ran across another herd of elephant which we followed until we saw that they were headed for a certain feeding ground and so cut off and stopped for lunch by a little fresh stream with a sandy bottom. On our travels we had found what had been an old farm but which was now thick jungle. And covering under or peering up thru the trees and vines were a dozen lime trees with ripe fruit. We all stuffed our pockets with limes and at lunch Hal and I mixed sugarless limeade which was very refreshing. After our meal we set out again to our the feeding grounds and picked up the tracks – still yesterday but the two herds had joined. Then we found that they had not stopped there and we set out on their trail again. Then we made a mistake, for instead of following them. We went on to another feeding ground thru rather thick going to find that they were not there. And it took so long to cut our way around the place that we decided to go back to Tappi camp. And that night the elephants crossed the road showing that had we trailed them we would have been up with them in an hour. Oh well – hunters luck. I have admitted by this information that I am writing several days after the event and alas tis true. After we got back to camp Hal and I went for a swim. And as luck would have it I stepped on a log which rolled as Hal leaned on it and my big toe hit on a spike which cleaned the skin off the bottom making a somewhat tender affair to walk on. When we got back we were dashed some rice and 2 eggs. That evening after supper we and a lady rush out of her hut with a fire brand and rim her door step with coals. A minute later we saw why – Driver ants foraging and headed directly for our dwelling. We hastily built palm torches and sent the boys out for water and bravely set to the attack. <Drawing of “Course of Ants”> Fortunately we were in time and were able to check the advance so that they skirted our hut and passed back whence they came. I built a little camp fire to see better and we sat by it till bed time. Well we have seen fairly fresh elephant tracks at least and have had a very pleasant day in the woods hunting. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D2_Section19 Title A name given to the resource The Harvard African Expedition, Book 2: October 1, 1926 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Loring Whitman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/01/26 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Sessu Town, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Nimba County, Liberia Type The nature or genre of the resource Diary Entry Ants Drawings Elephants Food Primates Trails & paths Tropical forests https://www.liberianhistory.org/files/original/4d78a0823078fb4d54002d70e1e6ab5c.pdf d73de3b81e00b6008490c360bbb13d25 Diary Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Thur Sept 30th This morning Hal Mr. Taylor – Mr. Yausen and I left at about 600 for Sessu town for a hunt. It was a misty morning but the sky was blue over head promising a good day. We went out by the school compound and soon passed under tall cool trees. About a mile out we came to a town almost as big as Tappi shining in the bright early morning sun. Then we passed on back into the cool forest along a clear sandy trail – half road. And after as we half an hour we came across our first Liberian elephant tracks – old to be sure, but still recognizeable – where a herd had crossed the road. The tracks looked as if someone had taken a big log and punched it on end into the ground. And at about 810 we arrived at Sessu. It was practically deserted and the houses all looked worn. Some of them even were beginning to cave in. But it was pleasant and there were trees all around it instead of low bushes. Hal and I pitched our tents in a very small kitchen which had a single room attached. <Drawing of house> The roofs all come very low to the ground so that to get in one has to bend way down. This design – according to the natives makes it harder for the enemy to get in as he has to bend over and is an easy target. Our friend Lt. Weedah came thru that day. Altho he had told us a Gbanga that he always walked he came in a hammock and looked a bit annoyed and a bit chagrined at our catching him that way. He is a tremendous boaster – especially how far he can walk in a day. – Of course we left Gbanga 21 day behind him and arr. At Tapi 3 days before. As we had to wait for further elephant reports from the natives we were forced to sit around camp – so I shot a white nose monkey for Hal to skin and a couple of new birds for myself. And that kept us busy till supper. Just about dark the towns people came in filling up the place. Most of them sat in a circle around our dwelling for we are the first white men to sleep there and the curiosity is great. These people have been living in the bush because they have been too much exploited by the military. Now the govt. Is trying to get them out in a town so they are building up the line. So all men are there during the day while the women are on the farms. It was quite picturesque to see brass rings, bracelets and anklets reflecting the light from our candle. For an eye or teeth flashing out of shadowy bodies almost merging with the darkness, unless some fire in a native hut flared up casting a band of light over the squatting black forms. But when we blew out the light there was a stampede. And as with the flashlight not a soul could be seen. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D2_Section18 Title A name given to the resource The Harvard African Expedition, Book 2: September 30, 1926 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Loring Whitman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/30/26 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Sessu Town, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Nimba County, Liberia Type The nature or genre of the resource Diary Entry Drawings Elephants Houses Jewelry Kitchens Primates Specimens Trails & paths Tropical forests https://www.liberianhistory.org/files/original/ff09ac2d0b5be2955b305200044b28f5.pdf 647ccf055820ead29a94d634cc6f05ef Diary Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Wed Sept 29th Another day of rest. In the morning I went out with the 22 dust shot and collected some a sun birds which I skinned out. I also found some nest – 2 of a sun birds and one of a brilliant vermilion red bird with brown wings and saddle. In the afternoon Hal and I went down to the village to take pictures but outside of a crowd following us there was very little to offer. We wandered around thru the houses with our followers (about 100) like the pied piper to occasionally turn our cameras on them as they fled. We also filmed some of the more highly decorated who were less flighty. On our way back we took some pictures of the leopard men as they worked on the edge of the compound. Then we packed up – for tomorrow we are going up to Sessi town (Hal and I) to hunt elephant with Yansen and Taylor. Tappi town is fairly large with about 60 – 70 huts. However it has no novel attractions. But besides the town there is the govt compound with the Ass’t. D. Co. home – a swell affair – with a big house where Mr. Taylor stays – several other large houses and some smaller native ones. It is about ¼ of a mile from the town. Then, ¼ of a mile the other way is the school compound where there are about2 houses. With a pale red clay wall checked with white A very attractive combination. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D2_Section17 Title A name given to the resource The Harvard African Expedition, Book 2: September 29, 1926 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Loring Whitman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/29/26 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Sessu Town, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Nimba County, Liberia Type The nature or genre of the resource Diary Entry Birds Elephants Government facilities Houses Laborers Leisure Nests Specimens Villages https://www.liberianhistory.org/files/original/5f46c1c157dfe234e0106767ed8e5358.pdf f685e29a910d75db4f8b02ed43153d1e Diary Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Tues Sept 28th When we arose – for a 630 breakfast as a change from 530 we spent a good part of the morning washing up. We shaved, brushed our teeth with extra care, manicured our nails and generally overhauled ourselves after the long flight. We wore clean clothes and we put clean sheets on our beds – all in all a very gratifying morning. In the meantime Dr. Strong was shown the quarter masters house – still under construction as a possible dwelling. The main trouble with the other place was twofold. First other people lived in the house and had to pass thru, around and over us to get to their rooms which inconvenienced us. And second it inconvenienced them. So we decided to take over the quartermasters house for our stay. Its present stage is ideally unfinished – the entire frame work is done and roof finished but they have not started to put mud on the walls. In consequences we have a house with a porch, a hall, and 3 rooms and a sitting room all divided by wooden bars like a cage. <Drawing of house, outside and inside> To complete it after our departure they will merely slap mud onto the wood net work and wall it in. But at present it is the best dwelling we have seen for our purposes. It is clean – being new. It is well ventilated and it has rooms which we can use primarily for sleeping while we sit either on the porch or in the ante room. We moved all our supplies over and took possession. We chatted with Mr. Taylor and Mr. Yausen about elephant – black guinea fowl etc. There is a custom here which is very hard to overcome. The Gio people are believe that there is a bond of commission between the baboon (as chimpanzes are called in Liberia) and themselves. In consequence it is a criminal offence to shoot one for the man whose soul is in the baboon will die. The result the baboons go unmolested and multiple, some say (ie the Road comm at Ziche) that if they like you they may take you out and point out a baboon which is not taboo which you can get But don’t make a mistake and shoot the wrong one. Mr. Taylor says in some districts that they have the same system with elephants and he has to ask the chief to tell his men to come out of the elephants for he intends to shoot all. In fact he just received word that a man to the south had died that day as a result of an elephant killed to the north 2 weeks ago. As there has been a report of elephant 2 hrs north of here Hal and I are planning to go up there on a hunt. There is also a chain gang here largely composed of leopard men. These men are a hard boiled looking bunch whose business is to “get their man” in such a way as to make it look as if a leopard had done it. They form a widespread society of chiefs assassins. The govt has had trouble with them and are trying to stamp them out. In consequence after disturbances they grab a lot of suspected (?) natives from the region and give them sasswood – a poison which kills the guilty while the innocent throws it up foaming – These leopard men here confessed and so are in chains – (also) think the sasswood failed to kill them). They work round the compound getting wood cleaning the place – building houses etc. And they are a sorry spectacle. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D2_Section16 Title A name given to the resource The Harvard African Expedition, Book 2: September 28, 1926 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Loring Whitman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/28/26 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tappi Town, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Tapeta, Nimba County, Liberia Type The nature or genre of the resource Diary Entry Cultural relations Domestic life Drawings Elephants Kitchens Leisure Physical restraints Politics &government Primates https://www.liberianhistory.org/files/original/04d1f549ef37fbb3efac2e4433656081.pdf 39748449b7e763b16b88f34f3a7c6203 Diary Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound <div class="WordSection1"> Mon Sept 27th Once more we have paraded thru hot suns and over sunbaked roads though I must admit we did have a fair amount of big bush with luxurious shade. We got off early to a gray morning start and made fairly good time after getting the men out of town. Of course they had only gone 100 yds to the town when they laid down their loads and started to chop. However we got them going and started along. Dr. Strong and Shattuck Remained behind to study a medical case who had just come in while Hal and I “chased niggers” as Arnold Borton said. About 1 hr and 45 min. Out we struck a bit of road which ran to and beyond the next town (Bowenh) thru which we pushed without stopping. But the road soon petered out as we plunged into forest again. After At 1015 we came to the next town (Bloye or Buloye) where we decided to rest a short while. During our stay we saw them making a hammock of the kind I bought. The longitudinal fibres were looped lengthwise over a rectangular frame and they were doing the crosswork. Dr. Strong and Shattuck joined us here. When we started off again we discovered that some of our men had run away but Sando, Momo and I pursued a few and caught them. Others were dragged out of houses and we continued. 2 hrs later we came to Guatown where another half dozen men had to be replaced, 2 musicians bent on amusing us were grabbed by our boys divested of their clothes and instruments and before complete bewilderment had time to spread over their entire faces they were set under a box and shoved off. Hal and I stopped and eat soon after and while there the chief of gua town came rushing down with a goat which he had and offered us but which we had graciously refused. He now tried to make us take him as it is a custom. But we were adamant tho we dashed him an empty cracker tin to show our good feelings. Then on again thru beautiful forest without any porters to keep us cussing. By the way – in the morning when we first started out the porters were singing and as we passed boys and by good fortune we passed thru some beautiful tall trees comparatively free from undergrowth – just tall straight vertical trunks towering up, up, up above us to finally merge in a leafy mass overhead. And far enough ahead to somewhat muffle the sound were the porters singing – but instead of voices it sounded like chimes from some distant cathedral – and the trees seemed to be columns in some big church and once more I felt as if I were in Notre Dame listening to the chanting and the chimes. I spoke to Hal who promptly agreed with me. We arrived at the next town Blompie to find that more porters had run away and that women were carrying some of our loads. Due to this disturbance Dr. Strong and Shattuck had not stopped for lunch so Hal stayed behind to chase porters while I went ahead to give some crackers to Dr. George. Then I passed up thru the column to the next village which was near Tappi, our destination, - at least we were told it was only 10 minutes away – and saw to it that no men deposited their loads and departed into the bush. Then I walked into Tappi along a road they were just building and which ran to the stop just mentioned. Only instead of taking 10 minutes it took nearly an hour. I didn’t get in till 440 while Hal who followed and brought in the porters didn’t arrive for an hour. Well we got to tappi and instead of 5 days it took 4 tho the last one was 25 miles and long ones too. Just before tappi we came to a tremendous cut thru a red rocky soil where they have leveled the road. For native work it is really remarkable being some 20 or more ft deep with smooth straight sides. Leave Ziche 640 Arr. Tappi 440 </div> <div class="WordSection2"> 25 S 20 SE 15 ESE 20 E <===== 25 SE 15 ENE to Bowenh 25 E 10 SE 35 E [10 Rest] 10 SSE 5 SE to 25 { Bloyé Buloyé 15 SS 50 S 25 SSE 20 ESE to 15 Guatown 15 S [20 Rest] 15 SE 15 ESE 30 SE 5 E 10 S to Bompié Saborpré 25 E 15 SE to Sanmuel 10 E to 20 Road Camp 15 SEE 5 ES 10 SE 7 SSE 18 ES </div> - Distance – 25 miles - When I got in I looked over the available places but as the choice was somewhat restricted I waited for ratification from Dr. Shattuck. We finally picked on the porch of a pink mud house – 2 rooms of which are occupied – one by a Mr. Taylor and family – the other by the road commissioner. However our only other choice was a very smelly half shut in kitchen which didn’t appeal to us. So we got our boxes stacked and then – payed off the men (and women). It was quite complicated for some came all the way, and some came part and some were half paid etc. But we got it all straightened out and took our baths with extreme pleasure. And after our baths we dined. Just after I arrived I met Mr. Taylor and Mr. Yauseu – both native hunters. Of the two Mr. Taylor is the bigger man both physically and otherwise. At present is is getting men to work for Firestone. He has been hunting elephants now for several days years and is sort of in partnership with Mr. Brownell, By that I mean they have hunted together and worked up their notes together. Mr. Yausen is more of a native and altho his getting qualities are good and he is a good host he relies on native hunters who work for him. He has been in this section for quite a while – 3 or 4 years but is now getting ready to leave for the Bassa bush. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D2_Section15 Title A name given to the resource The Harvard African Expedition, Book 2: September 27, 1926 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Loring Whitman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/27/26 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Bowenh, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Nimba County, Liberia Bloye (Buloye), Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Gbloye, Nimba County, Liberia Gua Town, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Gua Town, River Cess County, Liberia Blompi (Bompie), Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Nimba County, Liberia Saborpre, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Nimba County, Liberia Tappi Town, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Tapeta, Nimba County, Liberia Type The nature or genre of the resource Diary Entry Cartography Domestic life Elephants Kitchens Landscapes Luggage Roads Tropical forests Villages https://www.liberianhistory.org/files/original/cda4be94ce43274c203241ee61303472.pdf a08ff751e0d69057d1c3475f9299604c Diary Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound <div class="WordSection1"> <div class="WordSection1"> Sun Sept 26th. We made the customary early start sending off all loads by 10 minutes of 6 altho we kept 3 loads – a table – the cook box and the box for dishes as we were not thru eating. Dr. Shattuck and Hal went off first while Dr. Strong and I soon followed. As we left the town I bought a couple of hair pins which are made here form an imported aluminum alloy which the French evidently use as a trade metal. We soon caught up with Hal and Dr. George and set out a head following the porters who happened to be moving quite fast who were waiting for us at the river – the Yah – which we must cross on rafts as we did the St Johns. In fact altho but a tributary it is almost as big in this place and is quite an obstacle. There were also again 3 rafts and the same rope to pull us across. Then off again. The porters set off at a good swift pace so that we were staid behind them with no trouble at all. In fact in the next 3 hrs we (the porters and I gained 15 min. on the others. At Yepo – the second town – they said there were two ways and which did we want to take – One was shorter but the trail was bad. We told them to go the “Best” way. So off they went. At one place we passed the thigh bone of an elephant evidently long deceased. It is a big bone. At 1000 we stopped at Gotrenh where we had a half hour palaver about the boys not carrying any further etc. Of course the porters had nothing to do with this- it was only the chief of the town. The upshot of it all was we went on with the same carriers. Another thing we discovered was that we were not on the road to Bloh – our nights destination and when the boys spoke of 2 ways they meant to tappi town – our ultimate stop. However we could reach tappi town this way all right. So we pushed on into a sun now getting hot. Later as we were going along we passed a long runway of rattan thru which the trail ran. We discovered it was a leopard trap for the leopards walk the trails at night. The walls were solid except at the business region where there is a sort of open log cage with a deadfall. <Drawing of the leopard trap> At the next village Hal asked after leopard skins and bought a beauty for 10 shillings. And then at 200 we got to Ziche (german pronunciation) our stopping place for the night, and it was a welcome stop, too. Our house is still in the process of being built and not even the roof is finished. But eventually it ought to be a very presentable dwelling with 4 big rooms and a front an back porch – a covered passage to the kitchen and a two room kitchen. Leave Que Congo 635 Arr. Ziche 200 </div> <div class="WordSection2"> 5 ESE to <===== [20 Yah R.] 10 ESE 15 SSE 30 SW 10 SSW To Betang 5 ESE 10 E 10 SE 5 SSE to Yeepo 10 S 10 SW 15 SSW 10 WSW 10 SW 10 W 10 SSW 10 SW 5 W to [35 Gotrenh] 15 E 15 ESE 15 S 10 SW 5 rest 10 SW 25 SSW. 15 SSE to [25 voi or Foyeh] 15 WSW 5 WNW 10 W 20 SW 10 SSW 5 SW </div> Distance 18 miles – 12 m. Crowfly. After getting washed up and dressed in dry clothes we chatted with a very agreeable Road Commissioner who was in charge of building. He asked Dr. Shattuck for some medicine for his stomach and when asked if he drank admitted that his indigestion might be due to chronic alcoholism. But despite some what mild flavor of spirits he was very pleasant and to all intents and purposes sober. He asked to look at most of our supplies but aside from 32 shells did not appear to be as avaricious as most of our Liberian hosts. He looked over our guns, our clothes etc but did not ask for a couple nor did he ever try to satisfy his thirst. After supper he returned and we conversed for a couple of hours. Our talk was first of the customary order; How far to Tappi town? – How far was Tappi from the French border? – How long would it take to go from Tappi to the coast? Etc. Then we branched over to animals. This was started by his selling us a cat skin which he had mounted in his own way. He had skinned it and (not too well) and sewed it up subsequently filling it with leaves and thatch thru the mouth. Altho some of the hair had fallen out – particularly around the ears, it was fairly complete and is the only native skin we have seen with the head and feet left on. Usually they consider these as useless appendages. Our host also had a bongo skin hide and an otter skin which he showed us. We talked about such animals as elk, baboon, reindeer, red deer etc for in this country they have applied American or other names for their local animals. Of course some are obvious such as Bush cow for buffalo, but Reindeer is a bit far fetched considering that the animal was long tapering horns. He also said that there was a lion present in the country which needless to say interested us. But as he went along we doubted the shape of the lion altho there was undoubtedly some reason fort the report. Apparently there is a completely local lion society operating here which sets itself above the more widespread leopard societies. This fact is shown by the leopards teeth around his den – for he eats them. Then too he always roars just before a great man (Paramount chief or local chief ) dies but never at any other time. He is taboo in the country and no one may touch him in any way. His den – which our somewhat alcoholic friend has never seen but has been told about – is the central hole position in a series of dense the pythons living in one etc. This last bit of information seemed to be an uplifting bit of imagination. The lions track was like a childs foot but warped sideways. Our informant also said that the govt instructed all their officials to keep clear of the Devil bush. He also said that the masons sign admitted one of their ceremonies. But we decided it were best to go to bed as we had a hard day coming. </div> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D2_Section14 Title A name given to the resource The Harvard African Expedition, Book 2: September 26, 1926 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Loring Whitman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/26/26 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Yah River Branch, St. John River, Liberia Gotrenh, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Nimba County, Liberia Ziche, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Nimba County, Liberia Type The nature or genre of the resource Diary Entry Antelopes Cartography Drawings Elephants Jewelry Kitchens Luggage Primates Rafts Rivers Specimens Villages Wild cats https://www.liberianhistory.org/files/original/106e40e0bcaab7ae67163d359ff93e41.pdf b2d227d6dfc6b28d2533ae2b5ee7d0be Diary Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound <div class="WordSection1"> Sat Sept 25th. We got up just as the dawn was coming and silently packed our bedding. Then we had breakfast. Hal left early with is boys while Dr. George and I loaded up the men and got them out by 610. As we started it was sprinkling but as we soon passed into the woods we didn’t mind it – in fact is was very pleasant to travel while it was cool. The trail was clear but somewhat twisty so that a large part of the travelling was back and forth rather than straight ahead. About 35 minutes out we came to Lawo town – a small town with not much to recommend it. After that the trail became more twisty varying from W*N to NE which is quite a variation altho the general direction was SE. It was also more wooded with a sandy bottom to the trail making very comfortable going. About an hour later we came to Zibi – a fairly large town completely surrounded by a jungle of banana and plantain trees. Really a tremendous plantation. But we didn’t stop pushing on to Bangwen an hour and a half off likewise in boasting of a tremendous grove of bananas. And an hour and half later to Yeh or Walla – two names for the same town. Walla seems to be the local (Mano) name for it while Yeh is the Pessi name. Here we caught up with Hal who was waiting with a native sent from Gbai to help us cross the St Johns River. Yeh seems to be just as big a banana center as the last 2 towns. One thing noticeable was the fact that practically all the men had a hole in their left ears – some of them being quite large. We sat there for about half an hour eating delicious bananas – and then started for the St River arriving there in a bout 20 minutes. The St Johns is a fairly big muddy river with quite a current which is spanned by a native rope by means of which they pull their rafts back and forth. The f Of course the rafts were on the other bank – so two men jumped in and pulled themselves across the current being to Strong to swim against. Then they pulled the log rafts back – rafts about 12 ft long and 5 ft wide. We let some of the boys go over first and then Hal and Dr. Strong went leaving me to take pictures. Then I crossed and took some pictures from the other side. When all our things were over Hal and Dr Strong started on while I waited for Dr. Shattuck and some more men who had asked to stop for chop. When he came I filmed his crossing and we set out -. And after an hour arrived at Que Congo town. This name in Pessi is Quellah Gar town. Leave Gbai 615 Arr. Que Congo 225 </div> <div class="WordSection2"> 15 SE 10 S 10 SSE to Lawo town 10 SSW 10 SSE 10 SE 10 ESE 10 SW 5 SE 15 S to Zibi 10 SSE 20 S 10 SE 20 SSW 30 S to Bangwen 10 SSE 10 SE 10 E 10 EN 10 ENE 10 ES 20 E to [30 Walla] 5 SE <----- St Johns <----- [110 Crossing St Johns] 15 SE 15 S 10 SW 10 WSW 5 SE </div> Distance 17 ½ miles – Crowfly 13 miles When we got in we found about 15 girls pounding rice in unison singing at the same time – so I got out my camera and took movies of them in action. Then I gook a bath and got into clean clothes. Que Congo is quite a large town likewise rimmed with a large banana plantation. I don’t know what they do with them all but they certainly grow well here. O Some of the women wear their hair in a sort of longitudinal crown which is really quite picturesque. I took a photo of one which I hope comes out. <Drawing of woman’s hairstyle> Later Hal and I went out with our movies to see what we could see. I got of a picture of a woman making rattan strips for baskets and another of a woman while washing her baby. She wet her hands and rubbed them on their white clay wall of a hut – then smeared the child. It is a universal custom among the female sex of all ages and some males. The house we are sleeping in seems to be a store house of sorts for altho it is filled open air side it has a fence all around it. And there are uprights and cross bars crossing it which I suspect are to dry or hang things on. But we turned in soon after supper time. When we paid off our porters today they had increased by some half dozen – so we paid the headman for the original number and let him strap later it out. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D2_Section13 Title A name given to the resource The Harvard African Expedition, Book 2: September 25, 1926 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Loring Whitman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/25/26 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lawo, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Margibi County, Liberia Zibi, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Nimba County, Liberia Bangwen Town, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Bong County, Liberia Yeh, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Yeh (Kpwessi)/Walla(Mano), Bong County, Liberia St. John River, Liberia Que Congo, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Que Congo/Quellah Gar Town (Kpwessi), Nimba County, Liberia Type The nature or genre of the resource Diary Entry Banana plants Cartography Domestic life Drawings Plantations Rafts Rice Rivers Trails & paths Villages https://www.liberianhistory.org/files/original/e7bd1ca49059b7d84e1459731eec68c2.pdf 2171f59142a3cc47df836ab0a5ddf074 Diary Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound <div class="WordSection1"> Fri Sept 24th Once more we are on our way. We got up at about 500 dismantled our beds and packed them and got everything out on front ready for the porters. Then we had breakfast. However the porters were late and took a tremendously long time tying on poles to the two-man loads etc so that it was not until 655 that we left. In the meantime we were presented with a large crate containing 1 duck and a half dozen chickens which we brought along. I took movies of the men and their loads and as they left I filmed them passing out of the compound. Then I packed my camera, said good bye to Bequaert Linder Theiler and Allen and started. Hal and I passed ahead thru the 68 porters and walked along for about 3 ½ hours before stopping. It is the same damnable second growth without a speck of shelter from the sun and it begins to get rather mean around noon especially with this hot white clay road which reflects the heat and light up under your helmet. We passed thru 2 towns – Bortah and Weymon and stopped at Gbenetah where we rested for nearly 2 hrs. Drs Strong and Shattuck joined us and we ate green oranges. I bought a pair of brass bracelets about 2” broad of native manufacture and design and a native knife. I also took some pictures of a sick woman extremely emaciated and unable to walk. But on again over the same hot dry road thru paralah to Gbai where we settled down for the night. Gbai is quite a big town with a commanding hill on which is perched a govt reception house in which we stayed. On one side we could look out over the town roofs with the trees behind while on the other we looked down upon broad rice fields with forests behind and in the distance – hills, the most beautiful view I have seen in Liberia. The house itself has a very small porch but there is room enough for our 4 beds and we can store all our boxes and trucks inside. All in all it is very comfortable and there is a cool breeze blowing across the porch as we sit and look out over the fields. Leave Gbanga 655 Arr. Gbai 200 </div> <div class="WordSection2"> 15 ES ½ S 10 E NE 15 EN 10 ENE 35 E ½ S 5 EN To Bortar 40 ES ½ S to Weymou 35 ENE 10 ESE 10 SE 20 ESE 10 E To Gbenetah for 105 20 SEE 15 SE 10 ES To Paralah 20 SEE 40 SE </div> Distance/6 miles – Crowfly 13 After a bath and fresh clothes I borrowed Dr. Shattucks gun and went out hunting but without very success. I had seen a bright yellow bird flying below me but I was able to see him when I got there. So I wandered across the rice fields and down a little wooded path under tall cool trees. And As I was walking along I passed a native boy in a loin cloth with a big boy and iron tipped arrows. And as I saw him I suddenly felt the difference between the savage and civilized. There he was naked and with his primitive weapons striding along absolutely silently while I, the white man, in shirt, trousers and shoes and helmet clumped along with a shotgun and shells – the old and the new. There are two things I forgot to mention at Gbenetah where we stopped to rest. When we were buying the swords Dr. Strong saw one which he wanted. The man wanted 15 shillings but finally decided to sell for 11. Then he changed his mind after he had brought it and wanted more. We said no and asked him why he was so avaricious – didn’t the soldiers take the swords if they wanted them and weren’t we paying perfectly good money?, to which he replied that, he didn’t mind the soldiers taking them but he wanted to make a good price if he sold them, the other thing was a child about 3 yrs old carrying a big block of wood on her back the way the people carry their children. She had a big piece of cloth around her hips which dragged on the ground, and in which she had wrapped around the wood. <Drawing> After a hearty supper we went to bed early just as a thunder-storm came up. Then we discovered that the roof leaked and unfortunately over my bed. However by sliding the bed down I got out of the most of it tho the drop would hit the net and spray down over my head. But I went to sleep all right. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D2_Section12 Title A name given to the resource The Harvard African Expedition, Book 2: September 24, 1926 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Loring Whitman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/24/26 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Gbeneta, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Gbeneta, Bong County, Liberia Gbai, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Kpaai, Bong County, Liberia Type The nature or genre of the resource Diary Entry Birds Cartography Diseases Drawings Government facilities Jewelry Kitchens Landscapes Luggage Rice Roads Villages https://www.liberianhistory.org/files/original/f8e020e99f646e109a36157fe83c0745.pdf 56c68c4d9f766203c40de920a25cc35f Diary Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Thur Sept 23 – A day of packing. I started in my dark room -. First came a thorough washing of all trays and instruments with 2 subsequent drying in the sun – a nice hot sun. I took the table out and washed it too. Then my developing box was packed and the movie rack taken down and dismantled. Just before lunch Hal and I took on of the washmans tub and poured into it some of the excess Hypo which we unfortunately have. In this brew we set some water bottles and some soda water which we have brought with us. Hypo when dissolved in water absorbs heat so that a temp of 50 or lower can be got and it was for that reason that we did this. With the cold soda we made fresh orange lemonade for lunch – not bad for the tropics. In the afternoon I returned to the packing game packing up my tin trunks, films, chemicals to take with us etc until about 400 when I went down to the village with Hal to take some pictures of weaving if possible. I happened to get some very good carding which I needed and spinning thereby finishing the series except for growing, harvesting the cotton and removing the seeds. Then back to camp to pack up my movie films which needed 100 ft to fill the box. I have now taken and developed 1100 ft in Monrovia which I left there. I then took 4000 ft of which I finished 3500 making a total of 5,100 ft. At supper we had a cocktail for all in honor of our last night together and Dave Linders birthday which comes tomorrow but which we cannot celebrate. Then I got out my hard suffering ukulele and played for a couple of hrs. After that Hal; Dave, Theiler and I went down to the Mandingo village where they were again dancing and again for an hour or more we watched the swaying bodies. There are two more or less professional dancers who kept beautiful time with one another and frequently dance “duets”. One feature of their dance is the body bent over with arms hanging limp and swaying from side to side like reapers. They also occasionally do the more stag step like this <Drawing of stick figure>. But it is fascinating to watch them in the half shadows of the moon with the calabash drums keeping perfect time. One man danced – very cleverly indeed – a dance which would make a very big hit if used as one of Keiths acts. It was more or less stunt dancing in perfect time divided into small sections at times moving his feet very fast, at times letting his ankles turn over or stepping with one leg over his other extended, etc. But we must return to camp. Theiler and I sat around and talked till after 1200 when I fed my lemur for the last time. The other one died today – the one with the limited capacity and Dr. Allen when skinning it found that its skull had been cracked when natives had caught it. The one I fed I will leave with the others as we will be travelling too fast and far to care for it properly. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D2_Section11 Title A name given to the resource The Harvard African Expedition, Book 2: September 23, 1926 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Loring Whitman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/23/26 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Gbanga, Hinterland, Liberia Area now known as: Gbarnga, Bong County, Liberia Type The nature or genre of the resource Diary Entry Clothing & dress Domestic life Drawings Food Kitchens Leisure Luggage Performances