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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,   [[strikethrough]] 1928 [[/strikethrough]] ^[[28]]. These were busy days, with committee meetings, etc. Among other things I have had to take 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 now packing every day, hoping the summer collecting-trip will be possible. 

June 29. Today I did some more packing for the summer'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. Got 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. Had a committee meeting and many interviews. Prepared report of Chinese men, numbers 26-50 for Dr. Hrdlicka. Packing and arranging for the summer trip. 

July 3. Last night I was up until 12 o'clock packing and I was up early this morning. It is now twelve o'clock, and I am working yet. I expect to write out report No. 7 before going to bed, besides nailing windows, etc. 

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The account of the summer trip is contained in Diary Number 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 summer 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. Yesterday 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. 

September 5. Packing of boxes, writing letters, etc. I now have fifty-five boxes ready to forward, and probably more than enough[[strikethrough]] t [[/strikethrough]] specimens to fill a dozen more boxes. 

Sept. 6. Filled eleven boxes with insects, serpents, etc., wrapped and labelled boxes 157, snakes, 158, insects; 159, 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