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spoiled. I have put stronger formalin in the bottles with the hope of saving the 

 specimens. 



We labelled and wrapped 28 boxes of specimens. I sent 18 of these to the 

 postoffice, and will send the rest tomorrow. Tomorrow afternoon I hope to label 

 all those in which I added formalin, sending them to the postoffice Monday morning. 



I regret very much that Yang Fong Tsang is not here. He is in many ways 

 the most useful man in the lot to have along and I will be handicapped without him. 

 I spent a good deal of time reckoning with the collectors. I hoped to get the accounts 

 worked out, and sent to the Smithsonian Institution, but will probably not succeed 

 until after I start for Kiating . I'll probably have to work the account out while 

 on the boat between here and Kiating. 



June 22. Labelled boxes 640-649, insects secured in the water near 

 Kuanshien, Szechuan, China, and 650, one mammal and one bird skin. 651, bird skeleton 

 and animal skeleton. 



This morning I got up before five o'clock and left at 5:15 for Beh Sou 

 Chi. We got a few insects on the way. I noticed a peculiar black dragon fly that 

 I have seen before at the large pond or small lake which is about 25 li from Suifu 

 on the road from Suifu to Beh Son' Chi. I have seen it nowhere else. I have tried 

 to catch this dragon fly before, but I think I always failed. Today I caught one and 

 showed it to the netter Giang, and pointed out others fluttering over the lake. I 

 later sent him back to the lake to get as many as possible. There seemed to be an 

 unusual number out today. I promised him ten cents for every five he caught, as a 

 special reward, He went at it with a vim. He took off all his clothing and waded 

 deep into the lake. To my surprise he got thirty. I expected to send them off soon. 



June 25. Filled and labelled boxes 652-655, water insects from Kuanshien. 



I sent all these packages to the postoffice, a total of forty-four boxes 

 mailed in three days. 



