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ns that there is lots of big game, but we will have to travel most 

 of tomorrow to get to the camping place. 



Aug. 13. We started early and the coolies travelled better 

 than yesterday. The underbrush was thicker, and we got into the 

 region of rhododendrons . By hard travel we reached the camping 

 place at one o ? clock, after crossing fallen tree trunks, small 

 streams, hills, etc. We saw tracks of the black bear. I killed a 

 grouse or pheasant . I think it is new to my collecting. The poor 

 coolies did not bring any bedding and keep warm around a fire all 

 night, at least are sick. We are living in a tent, but the 

 guides and two coolies are in a nearby cave. I expect tomorrow to 

 climb up a high mountain to shoot the big horned mountain goat 

 called Pan Yang. 



We did not know how far this is, and thought it could be 

 reached in one day. We expected provisions to come tomorrow, and 

 our food is very low. Today we ate the pheasant meat and used two 

 kinds of wild grass for vegetables, one a wild onion and the other 

 a wild celery. 



This is a rich spot to collect in. One should spend a month 

 here. We are far beyond human habitation surrounded by mountains 

 and forests. Mr. Pen is with me, collecting and the other collec- 

 tors are at 0 f Er. The altitude where we have Pitched our tent is 



feet . 



Aug. 14. With the two native guides I climbed up the steep 

 mountain side past a large snow-bank to a cave or rock shelter at 



