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were used to help the coolies to see their way. We have had to stop for the 

 night in an inn eight li from Lin v Guan*, where we expected to spend the night. 



I am very tired and so are all the coolies. 



I consider myself very fortunate that one or more coolies did not fall down 

 and smash some of the collecting outfit. 



June 27. Today we have crossed what is about the worst road that I have 

 ever travelled over. Sometimes we would be on the side of a perpendicular cliff, 

 the roaring stream directly below us, and the ledge less than two yards ?;ide. 

 There ?/ere hard climbs up, and hard climbs down. There are places where the road 

 goes along the sides of perpendicular cliffs, poles being stuck horizontally into 

 holes in the rock, and other rough rails or lumber being laid on these poles so as 

 to make a bridge. There are many of these bridges, and the Chinese call them 

 crooked bridges or uneven bridges. There are places where the bridges are directly 



over the roaring stream. A horse, mule or cow cannot go over this 

 road. Some of our coolies simply could not make it to Moupin 

 because of the bad roads with the hard climbs and descents, so 

 we are in a small, dingy inn 20 li from Moupin. having 

 travelled today only 40 li. 



Plan 

 of 

 bridge 

 looking 

 down 

 from abov 



It rained, this afternoon. Tonight I have lighted both gasolene lanterns, and 

 we are securing the best catch of moths that we have caught since my last furlough. 

 There is therefore a little recompense for not reaching Moupin today. 



The Roosevelts passed through here this spring. Most of _ the Chinese do not 



realise that there are two brothers, and call or TaiT si "which means heir 



apparent. t , 6 ; v f 



The coolies had a very hard time today. Last night three of my Chinese col- 

 lectors went on into Yuin Kuan. They could not secure beds, and two of them have 

 colds today. All slept poorly. 



There are high mountains on both sides of us, and the hills are all covered 

 with forests and bushes. Nature has a much freer hand here than in most parts of 

 the world, and biological specimens seem to be more abundant. 



June 28. $e secured one of the finest catches of night moths, last night, 

 that I have ever secured in Szechuan. We worked until 12:50. 



This morning we started soon after dawn. The mere shack of an inn we stayed 

 in last night is called Gav' Dien/ often written Kay* Tien? or "high inn." Its 

 altitude is 5300 feet according! to the barometer. 



On the road this morning, when passing a farmhouse, I imitated a chicken 1 s 

 squalling. A woman, a child, and two dogs came running out to catch the thafcf wh 

 was stealing their chickens I It 



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The coolies took/ftearly |- day to go 20 li, thus up-setting to some extent the 

 program of the day. 



The magistrate here is an old Suifu friend of mine. He will do everything 



