-10- 



August 25. filled Boxes 370-371, anime-l bones, value 

 3,00 and 4.00 each. Boxes 372-3 anirnal skins, iralue ' 3.00 each. 



Mr. San and Yao returned from the Si Gi Pin^ \7ith a 

 small number of specimens including the boxes of insects and 

 two good snakes. 



Aug. 26. Filled boxes 374-5, Insects from the SI 

 Gi pcin Mt. Omei alt 6000 to 7000 ft. 



Filled Box 376, insects in bottles & fossils etc. 



Purchased a female deer or mountain goat without 

 horns, and a black monl-cey that is nearly grovm. 



Aug. 27. Mailed total of 22 boxes of specimens. 

 Skirjied female deer. 

 Mammal 1363. 



liale Monkey, black, 1364. 



Spent much time packing to go doivn the mountain. 



Aug. 28. I had to go to Omeishien to secure money 

 for the trip, and we all spent the day getting ready for the 

 trip to Ohengtu. There are rumors that the Military" governor 

 of Szechuan may be removed, and civil war may ensue. We 

 packed carefully all the specimens not yet forvrarded to 

 Shanghai , 



Aug. 29, Went overland to Tengshu Miao and by boat 

 to Kiating. We had been promised money for the trip to Chengtu 

 by the Bank of China and vihen Yie went to get the notes they 

 v/ere Chungking bank notes that could not be used at all. I 

 had to get money from the Fostoffice, but finally succeeded 

 in doirjg so. 



I have a very large boat, a fine one that does not 

 leak. The six collectors take a lot of space. 



Aug. 30. Tf^ started by moonlight before daybreak, 

 and made 90 li to Han Yang^ Ba^,^. 



Sept. 1, 2, Travelled up the lUn River above Mei 

 Chow, towards Chengtu. 



Sept, 3. Reached Giang K'eo. 



Sept. 4. Travelled 50 li to Fin^ Jia'^ Ba^ (nearly) 

 crossed several bad rapids, made worse by the large number of 

 boats trying to cross. 



Sept. 5. Made good speed. 



Sept, 6. Reached Chengtu by sending all baggage 



overland. 



