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mountainside. Ihe large rat had nothing but wild grass in Ms 

 stomaoix. 



The aborigine collector, Yang Pong Isang is now overdue. It may 

 be tiiat there are robbers along the route so tliat he can not get out. 

 If so, he will probably keep on collectings and bring out his whole 

 catch later. 



Feb. 16. 



The collector, Ohen Gih Uen, today collected fish, securing^ two 

 or three good specimens. Ihere is a strong movement among students 

 and farmers to oppose the forced planting of opium and the collectiiig 

 of opium taxes from farmers who do not plant opium. 



Feb. 18. 



Collector Yang Fong I!sang' came in with 13 mammals, 56-68, including 

 a young leopard, Z7 birdsidns, and 14 bird bones. I think he should get 

 more, and if he does not, I may cut his wages or discontinue employing 

 him. My present intention is to continue using him at least until next 

 summerls collecting is over. 



Feb. 20. 



Yesterday I took care of most of the specimens brought in by the 

 aborigine collector, Yang Fong Isang. He has improved some, but still 

 needs further training. I am taking him with me and trainii^^ hi n d£iily 

 hoping to help him get nearer perfection. 



2oday I passed through one of the most beautiful places in the 

 Suifu prefecture. We dropped by boat from Suifu forty li down to Slxui 

 Mu Chi, then went sixty li overland to Gi 2ien Ba. On the way we 

 passed through a most beautiful and interesting ravine. In some places 

 sheer, bare, perpendicular cliffs were exi30sed. In one place there is on 

 the side of a cliff a fortified place or citadel, which is almost inaccess- 

 ible, where apparently the populace iias in the past escaped from robbers or 

 soldiers. In some places there are terraced and cultivated hillsides. 

 Much of the way there were woods* Ihere must be at least twenty water- 

 falls along the bed of a creek, some of which have natural caves under 

 them. 



In this canyon or ravine is a kind of a tree that I have not seen 

 elsewhere. It is like a giant fern, excepting that th^ central tree or 

 stalls is pemmnent like a tree, and grows to be fully ten inches in 

 diameter and twenty feet high* One leaf I measured was eleven feet long. 

 I took one jjicture, and took pieces of the wood and samples of the leaves 

 or twigs, secured four birds, and allowed the aborigine to practice on them. 



Feb. 21. 



Mammal Eo. 69, traveled from Gi lien Ba past Muh Jia Pin to Li Duan 

 Tsang. Killed three birds on which the aborigine collector may practice. 



