Aug.?>8 - Mammal 1438, a bamboo ruf^ from Mt. Omer. 1439 - 1440 mice from 

 Mt. Omer.. 



I find that I have duplicated 16 boxes, 531 - 546, so I will skiv 

 that many nximbers, 556 to 571. 



Filled box 572, six birds from Mt. Omer. Box 573, 3 rats and about 

 4 birds from Mt. Omef, 



Aug. 31 - Filled box 574, insects, skin etc., value 13.00. Mammal 1441, a 

 weasel with skull, 1442, a layek animal with skull from Kengshien, 

 Szechuian. 



Ho has been working by day and by night with more meager results 

 than in past years. The many bright electric lamps of the military 

 camp make night collecting harder. In daytime there are guards along 

 the roads in several directions and will not allow people to pass. 

 Yesterday Ho tried to go to the Da 0 Shih temple, and the guards 

 would not let him pass. ^ 



The Generalissimo Kiang Hai Shek is now in one of the foreign 

 bungalows not far from here, and also some of his high officers. This 

 is one reason why the roads and paths are so carefully guarded. 

 Ho got a few frogs today. 



Sept. 21- We have returned to Ghengtu. Bought a panyang alive and skinned it, 

 . mammal 1443. • 

 Ho is netting daily and I will soon send him on a trip. 

 I have another netter in training but he has trichomee and this will 

 have to be healed before he can begin active work. 

 I have a few specimens that I will mail soon, • 



The robbers have recently looted Changlinshien, where I stayed a few 

 days last summer. It is fortunate I got out safely. 



)ept.23- Box 575, eleven birdskins. 

 Box 576, insects. 

 Box 577, animal. skin No. 1442. 

 Box 578, insects, etc. 

 Box 579, insects. 

 Box 580, snakes. 



We have filled the above boxes of spscim^ens and are preparing to 

 forward them to Shanghai., 



Sept. 28- Ho has been collecting aroung Chengtu. The weather has been rainy 

 and he has not caught much, I have sent a messenger to Kuanshien 

 and when he returns 1*11 know whether Ho can go to Yin Shin Wan, near 

 fen Chuan, and collect again. If he can, he will get better collections. 



The Aborigine who has collected so many animal skins for m.e in the-^ 

 past is accused of being a Communist, and is now in prison at 

 Kuanshien. I am trying to get him out so he can do more collecting, 

 Othen'?ise I will try to secure a new collector. 



Oct, 1 - More bad luck. The hunter who has brought ^^.e so many valuable 



animal skins joined the Communists when they were working near Wen 

 Chuan. Recently the Government troops arrested him amd executed him 

 so he will collect for me no more. I will find another collector. 



