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send these heavy packages down in the care of foreign friends who are going to Shanghai.

Jan. 15. Secured mammal no. 336, a mole.

Jan 16. Filled box no. 490, skeletons, and mailed it. Lai gathered some water insects. It is so cold that he cannot keep this work up very long. Laid is to go home for a short vacation, but while gone he will trap small mammals. It has turned cold again.

Jan. 17. Bought lumber to make boxes, and called a carpenter. Bought some Palmolive soap for presents on the next summer trip. I called a carpenter to make boxes for specimens.

Jan. 18. Bought twelve small birds that a farmer had killed. I thought they would be of some use. I persuaded that farmer to release the thirteenth bird, which was alive and uninjured, for we had plenty of that species.

Yang and Ho arrived today with three wild boar and some other specimens. It was so cold that they were unable to do a great deal during the last few weeks. I want to send them to Mupin so as to get specimens of the white panda[[strikethrough]]r[[/strikethrough]] before summer.

My Lolo friend, Mr. Li, is now in Suifu. I had a good visit with him tonight.

Yand Fong Tsang has bad eyes, which will have to be cured.

Jan. 19. Reckoned with Ho and Yang.  They got nine big birds, 101 small bird skins, 54 bird skeletons, 27 small mammals, and three wild boar. They would have done better had it not been for the severe cold. They also secured a tiny snake which they say came out in winter time at high altitude, and a strange [[strikethrough]]c[[/strikethrough]]^[[e]]ell.

Jan. 22. Purchased three birds, one a small owl.

I am very busy with Conference. The specimens are all in a safe place, but I do not have time to finish them up^[[|]]and ship them off.