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Aug. 30. W e got a fine early start, and went 20 li "before 

 breakfast •About nine o'clock a heavy rain came up delaying us at 

 least an hour. At Kuanshien I had to get the loads through several 

 customs offices. Then I climbed the hill to the nearby summer 

 resort, and visited foreign friends there. I went to the Post Of- 

 fice and got money for the rest of the trip, then went to the 

 magistrate's office and the military headquarters and secured pass- 

 ports to make possible the trip to Chengtu. I have 27 man-loads of 

 specimens and equipment , most of them for the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion but some for the ethnological museum of the West China Union 

 University. Late this afternoon another rain came up. We wrapped 

 the insects gathered last night this evening. The three netters 

 got up at one o'clock and worked until daylight. On account of the 

 stars few came to the lanterns, so they went out with lanterns and 

 nets in their hands and netted night moths as they flew out of the 

 grass. Tonight they were pretty nearly fagged out, but they got a 

 good catch. They have put much heart into this summer's expedition. 



A number of the coolies added in the interior are returning 

 from here. So there has been some rearranging and repacking to do 

 for the final stretch of two days to Chengtu. 



Aug. 31. Travelled to Pih Shien, 70 li. We followed the motor 

 road instead of going into the town, and it saved a little distance 

 in travel. The day was sunny, and fairly cool after yesterday's 

 rain. 



