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     During the past few days I have had the carpenter making more boxes for specimens.

Jan. 8. During the past few days I have secured a number of good specimens of fish, large ones, which I am pickeling in formalin. After returning from Yachow I expect to resume this work, and during the next few months send a larger number of fish specimens than last year.

     There is a temporary lull in the war near [[underlined]] Chinking [[/underlined]] ^[[chungking]]. This side has won a victory.

     Filled [[underlined]] the [[/underlined]] ^[[one]] box. It contains a fox skeleton. Box 230, an old Chinese vessel from the tombs, formerly containing the ashes of burnt paper money. Box 231, fox skeleton.

     I am beginning to pack for the Yachow trip, and hope to bring back a lot of fine specimens. Possibly I will visit Mt. Omei.

Jan. 11.  Yesterday I mailed boxes 230 and 231. Today I packed box No. 232, a rabbit skin.

Jan. 12.  Mailed box No. 232 . Purchased a wildcat, Mammal No. 167.

Jan. 15. My time is occupied with getting ready for the trip to Yachow. Today I packed box No. 233, containing a fox and a wildcat skin. Packed box 234, bones, etc. 

     I have secured a fairly good sample of a Chinese bow and arrows. After my return from Yachow I hope to forward this and the Lolo bow by parcel post.

Jan. 16. Mailed boxes 233 and 234. Visited the Suifu magistrate to secure an escort up the river. Spent most of the day packing for the trip. I expect to spend practically all my time going and returning in collecting specimens, and may find time for a side-trip to [[underlined]] Mr. [[/underlined]] ^[[MT.]] Omei or elsewhere. It would probably be less expensive and about as fruitful to take the trip to Moupin entirely in the summer. It is three days' trip from Yachow to Moupin, and it would probably be a better economy of the time and money available to take more time and do the work more thoroughly in the summer than to do so now. I may, however, take a short trip to Mt. Omei.

Jan. 17. This morning it took a lot of trouble to get the escort on the boats. On this trip it was my task to see that we had a sufficient escort to guarantee safety. We have ten soldiers with guns. 

     In our party are three single ladies and Dr. Tompkins, and about ten Chinese. There are four boats. There are occasional robberies on the river. 

     Today I killed four birds. We travelled forty li to [[underlined]] Lin [[/underlined]] ^[[Liu2]] Shih^[[5]] Pien.^[[1*]] The head militia officer in this district is a friend on mine, Mr. Li^[[3]] Kueh^[[5]] Chin.^[[1]]  I called on him, but he thought it unnecessary to add soldiers to our escort. I did not bring my skinner on this trip. I will take care of all the specimens

^[[*Insert: I went overland so as to look for birds, and got on the boat near Liu2 Shih5 Pieᶜn1.]]

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