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all three mountains being purple in color. This is a very beautiful sight whidi 

 has thrilled many a Chinese and foreigner and should be classed among the most 

 beautiful views in the world. But if the Ganka of eastern Tibet were substituted 

 for the Great Mt. Offlei, it would loom nearly three times as high in the heavens 

 and the upper half would be white with perennial snow. It is because it is in a 

 less known part of the world, is more seldom seen, and is itself surrounded with 

 snow mountains far above 20,000 feet in altitude, that the Ganka is so little 

 appreciated. 



When we passed the dangerous cliff across from the Dao Si Kuan, the 

 boatmen rowed with all their might, for the force of the water tends to drive the 

 boats straight into the perpendicular cliff . Our boat was driven into that cliff 

 when my whole family was in it a few years ago, and the captain fell into the 

 water and barely escaped being drowned. 



Aug. 31. We were off at daybreak and reached Suifu at three o'clock 

 in the afternoon. We took our baggage to the house, then reckoned accounts with 

 the netters. 



Sept. 1. Labelled boxes 754-760, five of winged insects, two of in- 

 sects in bottles. 



The netter Wu and Jiang went out with the gasolene lanterns tonight, 

 but I see that the moon is out. It is not likely that they will secure many in- 

 sects. 



Sept. 2. Labelled boxes 761-771. 



Sept. 3-4. I wrapped and prepared for shipping all the small boxes of 

 specimens on hand, and sent twenty to the postoffice. 



Sept. 5. Labelled boxes 772-3, insects in small bottles. This makes 

 a total of 100 boxes, mostly insects, which I am mailing at once. There are more 

 to mail soon. 



