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Feb. 7. 



Went to Beh Son Chi* Killed eight "birds of which two were 

 ruined. 



Feb. 8. 



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13 \^ Went on to Igan Biln. Seciired only a few shrimp. 



Feb. 9. 



He turned to Suifu. Saw a Chinese straw hat catch fire and 

 (^uiclcLy hum up. It was an opium den. 



Feb. 11. 



Humors say that civil \mr is certain to break out soon in 

 Sseciman. If it does^ it will bring great suffering to the Ssechuan 

 people. 



Kerosene in Suifu lias now gone up to #30.00 a case, while it 

 used to be #8.00. 2hat will to some extent handicap us in the secur- 

 ing of night motiis. 



Daring the next few days I am going to gim special training in 

 skinning and taking care of n^immls and birds to Chen G-ih Uen, the 

 netter. Then I can send him on trips, and he can both trap and net, 

 besides using the lantern at night. 



She aborigine collector Yang Fong Shan ought to be in with his 

 winter catch soon. He needs more training in order to do better work 

 in skinning birds and maminals. 



Feb. 12. 



Spent several hours teaching netter Chen Sih Uen to skin and take 

 care of mamrmls. Secured m^aimals Uo. 50, 51, 52. ^ want to train him 

 so timt he can make excursions for himself, and do his own skinning. 

 Besides, I do not want to be too dependent on the skinner, Ho, who 

 might become sick or quit work. I ?^nt to give the aborigine Yang Fong 

 Isang better training, for I am sure tbat his skinning is still imperfect. 

 I am occasionally securing fish and fixing them in formalin. 



Feb. 13. 



Chen Sih Uen got badly chilled while practicing on a bird. He 

 skinned the bird very nicely, but later had to go to bed for the day, with 

 a headache . 



Feb. 14. 



Chen Gih Uen went to the nearby mountains to trap mammal s . It is 

 reported that packages can not be for?\rarded jjroperly by mail now, because 

 of the disturbed conditions in the Yangtse G-orges. I can go on collecting 

 and await the time when the specimens can be forwarded. 



Feb. 15. 



ilammals iJ"o. 53, 54, 55. The collector, Chen G-ih Uen came in with 

 three wild mice or rats. One was very large . Chen caught them on a steep 



