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hunting. The altitude of Tao Lei Pin is just 6000 feet (the 

 aneroid says 5050) 



Aug. 9. I am now in the home of the Chiang Chief of this region, 

 in a Chiang village called Yien Tsi Ten, altitude 8000 feet. I will 

 remain here tomorrow, and return to 0- E r hoping to kill some big 

 game. 



Aug. 10. It rained hard all day, keeping us indoors. At night 

 the men and women of the neighborhood, Chiang aborigines, gathered 

 and gave a folk-dance for the benefit of Mr. Torrance and me. Hear 

 the close they sang as they danced in good idiomatic Chinese , "Mr. 

 Graham Ms faced many hardships in climbing these mountains, my he 

 come wealthy when he goes back home . " 



Aug. 11. i left Yien Tsi Ten early in the morning and by hard 



travel reached 0 Sr by dark, 80 li of mountainous country. The 



men I left behind at 0 % did pretty good work in getting insects. 



I visited the local official or chief and arranged to leave on a hunt- 



ing trip tomorrow. 



Aug. 12. Today we travelled up a big valley far beyond any 

 human habitation, and tonight are living in tents. I shot one 

 squirrel, lammal Ho. fl88, resembling a large chipmunk. We got some 

 good insects. There was no road, but just a path through the dense 

 brush and deep grass. She coolies had an exceedingly hard time, and 

 we had to wait for them a great deal. Sometimes the underbrush was so 

 thick overhead that the coolies could hardly get through with their 

 loads. There were some stiff climbs. f e have two guides, who assure 



