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the way is open now. If I go there the mission will provide a place to stay, thus 

 cutting expenses, and will grant $120.00 mexican on the expedition. 



June 27, 1^^.- These were busy days, with coirimittee meetings, etc. Among other 

 things I have had to talce in a lot of money for the Suifu mission sub-treasury. 

 Filled box 119, birdskins, and 120, rat skins, and packed them for shipping. I am 

 nov/ packing every day, hoping the summer collecting-trip will be possible. 



June 29. Today I diu some more packing for the smiimer*s collecting trip, I 

 had a lot of work taking in money for. the Suifu sub-treasury. There are 25 boxes 

 of specimens that must be left in Suifu until fall until someone can take them to 

 Shanghai. 



June 30, More packing, 



July 1. Another busy day, (Jot in more packing. 



There was a rumor that a great battle was raging at Chengtu, Later it was found 

 to be probably mere rumor. 



July 2. A busy day, liad a committee meeting and many intervie¥/s. Prepared re- 

 port of Chinese men, numbers 26-50 for Dr, Hrdlicl®. Packing and arranging for the 

 summer trip, 



July 3. Last night I was ux^ until 12 o'clock packing and I v;as up early this 

 morning. It is nov/ t\¥elve o*clock, and I am working yet. I expect to write out 

 report No. 7 before going to bed, besides nailing windows, etc. 



The accoimt of the summer trip is contained in Diary dumber four, 



September 4. This continues where we left off July 4th, two months ago* At that 

 time it seemed very doubtful whether we ought to or could take a sunaner collecting 

 trip. At that time eight out of ten people thought that civil war was certain in 

 the province, and would probably reach Suifu. In that case I ought not to leave. My 

 surmise has proven correct. There has been no civil war this summer in Suifu or in 

 the Province. The summer collecting trip has been made. 



Today we have wrapped boxes for shipping. We will be at this sort of thing 

 several days, festerday we packed the remaining birdskins in boxes. 



If I had not been sick at Kiating the large bat-skins would have been in better 

 condition. I could have preserved them better. 



Septeuaber 5, iiacking of boxes, writing letters, etc, I now have fifty-five boxes 

 ready to forward, and probably more than enoughjf specimens to fill a dozen more boxes. 



Sept, 6, Filled eleven boxes with insects, serpents, etc., wrapped and labelled 

 boxes 167, snakes, 158, insects; 169, insects; Box 160, insects; Box 161 snake, 162, 

 red fox skin; 163 snake; 164, skin; 165 snake, fish; 166, snake. 167, stone pipes, 

 etc. 



A very busy day, but managed to fill the boxes numbered above, and equip Yang 



