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May 28, 1924* Carpenters busy making insect boxes 

 and birdskin boxes. 



May 29, 1924. Busy at odd moments every day, getting 

 acquainted with the collecting outfit. 



May 30, 1924. Tried out the twenty-two rifle. 



May 31, 1924. Received a lot of insects from my 

 collector Ho at Chengtu. 



June 4, 1924. Collector Chen returned from a 20 -day ^ 

 trip to the district south of Suifu. 5k|k Cht" 



June 5, 1924. Collector Chen departed on another "trip 

 west of Suifu, searching for a swai low-tax led day moth or 

 butterfly I saw west of Suifu near Shih Chi on the Yangtse 

 River, about 80 miles west of Suifu, a very small town. 



Tried out the big high-power ri fie. 



June 6, 1924. There f s no excuse for my not getting 

 some big game with this fine high-power rifle, - just what 

 I've wanted all the time to make some of these leopards, etc. 

 hunt their holes. 



Prepared two insect boxes for shipping . 



June 7, 1924. Cleaned all the guns, and oiled them. 

 Had a boy fish all day, but he caught nothing. 



June 8, 1924. Vaccinated the third time for typhoid. 



June 9, 1924. Looked over medical kit - added the 

 few medicines still lacking. Began to pack for the moun- 

 tains. Carpenters have been busy about two weeks making boxes 

 in which to ship insects and other specimens. 



June 10, 1924. Received telegram, "Washington, D.C. 

 Re. David C. Graham, Suifu, Szechuen. Songpan trip outlined 

 your letter March eight approved letter follows. Ravenel." 



Today my coolies have been busy reoiling the oil 

 sheets for summer use on the collecting trip. 



June 11, 1924. Packed boxes 170 and 171 for mailing. 

 Coolies oiled the oilcloths for the summer trip. 



June 17, 1924. Mailed boxes 172, 173, containing 

 52 bird skins. 



