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All the foreigners in our party but Doctor Crook and me are Canadians. 

 They are all fine people • 



July 6. We are all ready for departure to ^Tatsien.lu tomorrow. I have 

 spent the day packing and getting ready. I am feeling much better now. Will be- 

 gin collecting in earnest tomorrow. 



I'll number mammals from Number 500 on, because I lost the Diary that 

 had the right record of the mammals sent. 



July 7. Last night Doctor Crook 1 s cook struck for higher wages, refus- 

 ing to take the trip. This morning it was patched out, but we were delayed in 

 starting. We are now at Ma Lin Tsang, altitude 5500. There was a lot of moon- 

 light tonight, so there were few night insects secured. We got a good catch of 

 day insects. 



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We crossed the pass called Gi Tsi Gang, which is about 5000 feet high. 

 I secured samples of the hair of eight Chinese. 



I gave the carpenter Wang some training in the use of a foreign shotgun. 

 He did fairly well. 



July 8. We travelled to Huang^Lf p a ; 70 H # 

 Before we arrived a very heavy rain began to fall. The official at luin Gin was 

 very friendly and appointed ten soldiers with rifles . We will add four more 

 tomorro?/. 



The netters caught two varieties of butterfly that I have never seen 

 before • Filled boxes 670-671, insects secured near Yachow. 



July 9. Filled box Ho. 672, insects secured on the Da Shiang Lin Pass, 

 altitude between 4500 and 9400 feet. 



fie started early, and crossed the Da Shiang Lin Pass, reaching Chin 



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Chi Sjpien. It rained about the time we reached the summit, and later, just before 

 the last loads arrived. 



Today was an ideal day for butterflies, and we secured some I have never 

 seen before. 



