DIARY D 



Summer collecting trip, July and August 1934 r- 

 Beginning July 3, 1934, and ending Getober 30, 1934 [^Oc.^- 

 Relating to the collecting of ns.tural history specimens 



for the Smithsonian Institution 



by - 



David C. Graham 

 First skin of manraal, IJo. 1359. First box,]^Jo. 346 



July 3, 1934. Started late in the afternoon from 

 Chengtu by boat. We had some trouble securing passports, be- 

 cause of the inefficiency of some Chinese clerks, but are 

 finally supplied vd.th plenty of passports. 



We reached Kiating in the afternoon of July 4, and 

 sent the Smithsonian skins up to the Baptist compotmd for 

 storage. On the morning of July 5 we started for Mount Omei, 

 arri-ving July 6, about 11 AM, 



I have -with me on !.5b. Omei Mr. Pen of the West 

 China Union University and Yao, the netter. 



July 7. Bought a baby black monkey. ?«"e are \vork- 

 ing at insect catching but luck is medim so far. 



July 10. ?fe have a few good frogs etc. So far no 



snakes • 



The Black monkey is 1559. 



July 17. Filled Box 346 Insects, value |3.00. Box 

 347, mammal skin No. 1359. 



Box 348. Insects, |3.00. 



This morning my wife had a very bad case of palpita- 

 tion of the heart. It certainly scared me. 



I am preparing to leave tomorroViT for the summer 

 collecting trip. 



Yesterday Mr. Pen got a wild rat, mammal 1360. 



July 18. Went to Kiating. On the way a coolie be- 

 came so ill. It looked as though he would die. Chinese were 

 going to bleed him and do other things that would probably 

 have injured him or possibly caused his death. I took charge, 

 and had him on his feet in a short time. It looked like a 

 marvellous cure to -the Chinese, and they thought I used very 

 fine medicine. 



