DIARY NO. 7 



Book for summer collecting trip, June, July, August, 1929,. Diary number 

 seven. Previously there have been 514 boxes of specimens, and mammals 

 including no. 254. 



•June 14. This has been a very hard and strenuous day of packing, managing 

 affairs, and meeting Social obligations. I have 17 loads, one head coolie, and two 

 men to carry a semi-sedan chair. There are five collectors besides myself and 

 anyone who gets footsore will ride. 



June 15. Last night I worked until two o'clock, but got things all ready, 

 including the listing of the contents of the boxes. I got to bed about 2:30 A. 

 M. The coolies arrived at five. I had breakfast and got an earl?/ start, we 

 travelled 80 li to Gay Tsang v or High Village. w e had to wade a swollen stream, 

 in which a coolie sprained his ankle . The netter Chen and Yang Fong Tsang have 

 headaches. It was a very hot day. We got some good insects. 



June 16. We left Kao' Tsang at about five o'clock, The first 50 li is over 

 a very bad road if the road is wet from a recent rain. Fortunately it was dry. 

 In one spot robbers robbed a party two days ago, and we were told that nine 

 armed robbers were on that road this morning. Evidently they heard we were coming 

 and evacuated. We had to cross three creeks and the river besides. We made 85 

 li to Li Chi. We* got a good number of insects, mostly bees. The day was broil- 

 ing hot. 



June 17. About dark last night I began to notice black cumulus clouds in 

 different parts of the sky. Occasionally there was a flash of lightning. I 



was a storm coming, but nobody believed it. It began to 

 rain a little at about ten o'clock, and. about eleven o'clock there came a terrific 

 downpour of rain that kept up for a couple of hours. It then lessened a little, 

 but rained hard until morning. By daylight the river had risen until none of the 

 small creeks could be crossed. It was very muddy, and we had to cross the tops of 

 high hills, at least doubling the work for the first 20 li, besides getting wet. 

 The wind blew the rain through our clothes. 



Last night the room we were in leaked in many places. There were no windows 

 on the river front, and the wind blew the rain far into the room. I moved my bed 

 two or three times before I found a dry spot. 



When we got to Xoh Boh, the escort and the coolies had their minds made up 

 that we would spend the night there. When I asked if there were ferry boats on 

 which to cross the river, some said yes and others said no. It was raining. I 

 started out for the crossing with one coolie. If we could cross I was to send back 

 the coolie, and the collectors, the coolies, and the escort were to come on promptly. 

 There was no boat in sight, but I waited awhile, and after awhile a boat came. I 

 sent for them all to come. It was a long time before they appeared. The soldiers 

 of my escort tried to pursuade them not to come. However, we went on 50 li to Ma 

 Liu Tsang. The river was very high, and still rising. 



There were very few insects out, so we did not secure many specimens. 



June 18. This morning it was very hard travelling on account of mud puddles 

 and rivlets that had to be gone around. 



