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Diary 10 



by 



D. C. Graham 



for the Tatsienlu trip, 1930, collecting natural 

 history specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. 



July 1« I have lost or misplaced the hook I expected to use for the 



diary this summer. 



We started from Suifu on June 26. This year I travelled in a small native 

 boat, which is much cheaper than by steamer or overland. We arrived at Kiating to- 

 day. The netters have collected insects during the day. It has been very hot, but 

 the moon shines at night, so the night lanterns cannot be used. 



I have arranged to go to Kia &iang tomorrow. The^e I have to go to Mt. 

 Omei. On the 6th I expect to come down the mountain, starting from Kia Kiang on 

 the 7th. Then I expect to speed on to Tatsienlu. 



July 2. We started out fairly early this morning, and reached Kia Kiang 

 considerably before dark. In the morning and early afternoon it was very hot. Be- 

 fore dark a heavy thunder storm came up. The netters all got wet, 



I expected to go to the mountains to attend for a few days the meetings 

 that are being held by our Missions. But tbelre is no decent place here to keep the 

 collecting outfit, and so I am going on to Tatsienlu tomorrow . It is a disappoint- 

 ment to me not to go to Mt. Omei and it will be a disappointment to our Secretary, 

 Dr. Franklin. 



For a wonder, about ten o'clock the storm was over and the moon came out. 



July 5. This morning at daybreak it was raining again. We got a late 

 start. We got to the end of our stage at Tsi Heo Kai, in good time. I killed four 

 birds, and we got some good insects. There has been so little rain in this section 

 that many rice fields could not be planted with rice at all this year, and no other 



crop has been planted. 



