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all three mountains being purple in color. This is a very beautiful sight which has thrilled many a Chinese and foreigner and should be classed among the most beautiful views in the world. But if the Ganka of eastern Tibet were substituted for the Great Mt. Omei, it would loom nearly three times as high in the heavens and the upper half would be white with perennial snow. It is because it is in a less known part of the world, is more seldom seen, and is itself surrounded with snow mountains far above 20,000 feet in altitude, that the Ganka is so little appreciated.

When we passed the dangerous cliff across from the Dao Si Kuan, the boatmen rowed with all their might, for the force of the water tends to drive the boats straight into the perpendicular cliff. Our boat was driven into that cliff when my whole family was in it a few years ago, and the captain fell into the water and barely escaped being drowned.

Aug. 31. We were off at daybreak and reached Suifu at three o'clock in the afternoon. We took our baggage to the house, then reckoned accounts with the netters.

Sept. 1. Labelled boxes 754-760, five of winged insects, two of insects in bottles.

The netter Wu and Jiang went out with the gasolene lanterns tonight, but I see that the moon is out. It is not likely that they will secure many insects.

Sept. 2. Labelled boxes 761-771.

Sept. 3-4. I wrapped and prepared for shipping all the small boxes of specimens on hand, and sent twenty to the postoffice.

Sept. 5. Labelled boxes 772-3, insects in small bottles. This makes a total of 100 boxes, mostly insects, which I am mailing at once. There are more to mail soon.