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We have now an escort of four soldiers to go. as far as Yachow. Last year 

 we had more because there were more brigands. 



This town is 500 feet above Kiating according to the barometer. 



June 22. Today I began shooting. I got a white flycatcher whose tail is 

 shorter than any white flycatcher 



I have previously secured. I got three other birds, of species formerly secured 

 by me. We secured some excellent insects. There were robbers in control along the 

 river. We passed over the mountain just above. Our escort of ten soldiers is of the 

 stuff robbers are made of. They have probably been robbers before this. 



I often locate or recognize strange birds by their calls. Today I heard a 

 bird-call that I never heard before. Finally I located the bird, and shot it. It 

 looks exactly like the ordinary black birds with yellow bills. 



This morning I saw an eagle, or scavenger hawk rather, and put into my shotgun 

 a No. 2 shell. This shell I had carried in my belt a few days, and the sweat from 

 my body caused it to swell. As a result I could not draw it out of the gun again. 

 The bird flew and I did not get a shot at it. Of course if I had fired off the 

 shell, it would have come out easily. When I reached Lo Ba, the head militia 

 officer called on me, and treated me very courteously. I therefore gave the shot- 

 gun to a coolie, saying that the gun was loaded, and must be kept pointed straight 

 up, and no one should be allowed to touch it, A little later the gun exploded. 

 The crowd in the teashop rushed outside. None was injured, but the load passed 

 through a wall of split bamboo and buried itself deeply Into an upright wooden post, 

 Next time I will shoot the load out for I have concluded that no Chinese coolie can 

 be trusted with a loaded gun. I wanted to save the cartridge. 



This afternoon I had pointed out to me a hill or mountain on the south side 

 of the river where a robber band is in possession, and I got definite evidence that 

 the soldiers escorting me are ex-robbers. 



We are passing the night 15 li from Yachow. During the past few days we saw 

 many people planting rice. About two-thirds are women. 



June 25. Reached Yachow early. Filled boxes 515, and 516, insects gathered 

 between Suifu and Yachow. Went to the official to secure escort, ~nd secured 

 coolies for Moupin. Repacked some of the boxes. 



June 24. Last night it rained very hard, and the rain continued all day to- 

 day, making travel undesirable. We mailed boxes 515 and 516, dried some more in- 

 sects we have, and continued arranging minor details for the trip to ^oupin. 



June 25. The rain had nearly ceased this morning, so we started out at about 

 seven o'clock, reaching Luh Shan about dark. On the way I saw the most beautiful 

 front to a Chinese grave that I remember seeing. That is, it was the most beauti- 

 fully carved. It was modelled after the memorial arch, and had carvings of vases 



