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Smithsonian lotes 

 David C# Graham 



Jnne 23# foday I received letter from Yang and Ho wanting me to get 

 them out. I don't imow any my to do it# 



< Box 51 is insects, filled June 15-21, Alt* 1700 ft* Chengtu* 



June 28. There is now Civil War near laating. The road directly to 

 lachow is very unsafe, f ravel to Kuanshien is iinpossible because there is 

 civil war there. I am now training three new netters and collectors. I am 

 training two to skin birds and maiiiQals and they are doing pretty well on the 

 mammals but weak so far on the birds, fhere is no doubt as to the advisability 

 of my goiE^ to !fatsienm; 



June 30. Filled two new boxes of insects 

 Box Ho. 52, June 25, Insects. 



Box 53-54 June 30 All at Ohengtu, Alt. 1700 ft* 



Civil war is going on all around us so that it is not safe to travel in 

 any direction. I have sent a Chinese teacher to Kuanshien to try to get Yang 

 and Ho out. I am training two new collectors for skinning birds and mamimls, 

 Mr. San of Suifu and Mr. Ho, a student of the West China Union Uhiversity. 

 I am also training a new netter instead of Li* 



July 3. The messenger sent to bring the two collectors, Yang and Ho, 

 out from Kuanshien has returned without them. Bobbers stole his best clothing. 



Filled Box No. 55, insects July 1-3, alt. 1700 ft. 



July 4. The netters couldn't leave our house because the soldiers are 

 ooimsandeering laborers for coolies and forcing others to join the army. We 

 are getting good catches of night moths. I am daily training two students, 

 Mr. San and Mr. Pen, to skin mammals and birds. Shere is fighting around / 

 Kiating and elsewhere but the road to Iatsien^| is open. fi^ 



^ July 5. Filled boxes 56-57, insects captured at Chengtu, July 3-4,1933, 



alt. 1700 feet* 



Civil war is certain in many parts of Szechuan, However, I am hoping 

 to get to Tatsienl^, starting within a few days. I hope to send one rmn into 

 Yunnan Province to collect reptiles, beetles, etc. Three men are collecting 



in the Ch4net#4^ District. 2wo men are collecting near Kuanshien and I 



hope to get to Tatsien|iu. 



c La ^ ^ 



July 10. I am definitely giving up the idea of going to Tatsienm, partly 

 because the money available this year is less than in previous years and 

 partly because the roads to Tatsienbu are not safe. I hope to get off to 

 Kuanshien within a few days. We are having fair results at night, moth 

 catching. Every day I am training the new collectors, hoping they will reach 

 a high state of efficiency, 



July 11. Today I had two men practicing on skinning birds and mammals 

 and they and two others on insects. We got a fair catch of insects. I went 

 into the city to investigate the possibility of getting by a round-about 

 route into Kuanshien and on into the high mountains. There is a possibility 

 ^ that may work out all right. Filled box of insects Ho. 58, July 8-11, Chengtu. 



