the Nakani people walked Townsend and co from the Pomio side to the Open bay side to link up with Hargasheimer?an American who had been there some time. Doing poorly his protein was mothers milk. Townsend retired as Air vice Marshal, was to valuable to fall into jap hands so were lifted off by an American sub. So there were certainly a population in the 40s. These areas were always sparsely populated in those days but certainly populated