THE UNEXPLORED: AMONG PAPUAN PEAKS
Still Higher in the Owen Stanley Range—The Road to Mafulu—Beauties
of the Forest—The Hill Step—Curious Habit of Walking acquired in
Abrupt Ground—Cold at High Altitudes—A New Camp built—Alpine
Signs in Insects and Flowers—Routine Work—Food runs low again—
Native Thieves—Followers discontented—They fear the Hostile
Mafulu People—Daily Threats of Desertion—Strict Watch—My Rule
for Night Visitors—Compulsory Carrying of Torches and Disarming—
Weirdly Picturesque Night Scenes—Further Privations—Bird of
Paradise Soup—Ugh!—Decide to depart—Natives burn down Camp to
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