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Later, — The sun came out, and we travelled north-west towards Gadze. Geo, 

 reaching the top of a mountain 11000 feet high. We killed only two bir^sfs, but 

 one at least is a new variety, and both may be. We killed two or three in dense 

 underbrush where they could not be found. That is a constant experience this 

 summer. I want to camp on a very high mountain and collect there a few clays, 

 then collect directly south of %upin where the Roosevelts get the goldenhaired 

 monkeys. I am offering $8.00 Mexican, |4 . 00 gold, as a reward if a white bear 

 is killed, or if I am led where I can kill one. The Roosevelts offered $50.00 

 Mexican, I am told. We got a fair catch of insects today. We are using the 

 Smithsonian tents a good deal this summer, and could not get along without them. 

 We got another snake today. 



Some of the poor coolies have only an oilcloth under them, and have nothing 

 by the way of bedding over them, and it is cold. We will probably be better off 

 tomorrow night, although it will be higher and colder. 



I am hoping to get over a hundred boxes of natural history specimens this 

 summer . 



Me had a steep, hard climb up the mountain this afternoon. 



July 16. We are now at the altitude of 15400 feet. There are forests of 

 rhododendrum and fir all around us. We got eight birds today, one of a new variety. 



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July 5-7. I collected on a mountain east of Yao Si and. would have gone on to a 

 higher and better hunting ground, but the territory was infested with robbers. To- 

 day we almost literally stepped into a robbers' nest. I had hoped to work here two 

 whole days and three nights, bit the robbers are too near, and we must clear out of 

 this place tomorrow morning. There ar "Robbers, robbers, everywhere." 



We set out nearly every trap we have tonight. The netters are going to use 

 the lanterns until daylight catching moths. 



July 11. Secured five mammals, numbers 261-265. 



It rained very hard all last night. The rain came down in torrents. It was 

 still raining at daybreak", and continued to rain off and on all day. On account 

 of the brigands, I told the coolies to pack up and start down the mountain. Thejr 

 thought they would take advantage of me, and demanded higher wages. I am paying 

 them fifty cents Mexican a day. I told them the wages were agreed on before we 

 started, and there was no talking wages now. We would simply move down the mountain. 

 We are now camped at the elevation of 10900 feet, with woods in all directions. 

 I Tot a strange pheasant, and shot at a musk deer at long range. Apparently I hit 

 the deer, but the wound was not serious . Chen Gih Yuen and some of the coolies got 

 into a row, which I had difficulty in settling. We are getting short of food, and 

 sent a coolie into Yao-C-i to bring food, and to tell the car center to come up with 

 more insect boxes and his gun. He has been making boxes. They can not be purchase} 

 and the local carpenters generally make very poor boxes. 



Tonight, as usual, we are getting a fine catch of moths, and it is raining. 



I have had a surplus of foreign paper every year, and thought I had plenty this 



