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Yang Fong Tsang and I went over all his collecting outfit. I added a 

 few rat-traps to replace some that had been lost or broken. He will collect 

 a month, then probably go to Mupin to collect several months . 



Sept. 2. Labelled box 428, insects. We secured two very small but 



interesting snakes. T hey are scarcely a foot long, but may be small varieties. 



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We moved from the home of ^ang Font Tsang to a Chinese named Lo. 



Tonight the sky is clear, and so the catch of insects is small. 



This is a beautiful district, with high mountains, perpendicular limestone 

 cliffs, forests, cornfields , etc. to interest the lover of beauty. There is 

 plenty of coal, iron, and sulphur, and all are being mined, although bjr crude 

 methods . • 



Sept. 5. The vicinity of the Lo family is not a very good place to 

 collect, so this afternoon * moved to the village of Tseo-Jai-Geo, where not 

 over 500 or 400 people live . 



Leopards kill and eat one or two people a month approximately, in this 

 district, if the stories of the inhabitants true. 



Tonight the sky is cloudy. About dark there was a light rain. T he night 

 moths are coming to the lanterns better than usual . 



Tomorrow we go to T sang Lin, and gradually on to 5 uifu. W e will collect 

 as we go. 



Yang F 0 ng Tsang is to collect at home for a month, then go to lupin. 



One of the most trying experiences to a foreigner in ^est China, when 

 travelling, comes from the fact that a foreigner expects and loves privacy 

 when sleeping, studying and working. It is nearly impossible to get privacy 



