Mar. 50 - 



I have pupcliased a fine big blue mountain sheep with skin and 

 skeleton, and another skin and skeleton. 



Apr. 6 - Started the netter Zen to Beh Luh Din to net a couple of weeks. 



Mammal 1435 is an otter - |S0.00. 



Box 536, bones. Box 521. 



Mammal 1436, mountain goat, value |7,00. 



Box 537, skins. 



Box 51S, bones. 



Mammal 14 37, blue mountain goat - |20.00. 

 Box 519, skeleton. 

 Box 522, skins. 



Box 521, blue mountain sheep skeleton. 

 Box 522, insects from Beh Luh Din. 

 Box 523, insects from Beh Luh Din. 



We are wrapping all these and will ship them as quickly as possible. 



Apr. 9 - Mailed five boxes of specimens and applied for permission to ship 



two larger boxes overland. 



The Communist threat is very serious, lie are living in hope. 

 Apr. 10 - Mailed one box of specimens. 



Apr. 15 - We have been ordered by the Ghengtu general to evacuate because he 



could not give us protection. The Communists are very strong in North 

 Szechuan and constitute a real threat to the Province. We are not 

 intending to leave unless there is greater evidence of imminent danger. 



Apr. 18 - Zen started on a new trip to Beh Luh Din. He came back two days ago 

 with three boxes of specimens. 



The Government troops have fought an important battle and have been 

 defeated north of Chengtu and the authorities of Ghengtu are advising 

 us to evacuate. We are hanging on hoping that this will not be necessary. 

 I would be sending Ho out on a collecting expedition but there is no 

 telling ffhat may take place within the next few days. 



Apr. 19 - Filled and labelled boxes 524 - 525, insects from Beh Luh Din, altitude 



4500 feet. 



Apr. 20 - There is better news from the front, and everybody is more optimistic 



than before. 



May 22 - Filled and labelled boxes 526 - 527, insects from Beh Luh Din, altitude 



4000 to 5000 feet. 



June 22- Filled and labelled boxes 528 ~ 530, insects from Kuanshien, Szechuan, 



ihina, altitude about 4000 feet to 5000 feet. 



