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-23- were entirely courteous, and I got through without being delayed or paying any taxes. I now have the entire collection at my home. Tomorrow we will all keep busy redrying the collection in the oven, and rebinding or rewrapping specimens. I think that we have this summer secured about 30000 insects, some snakes, more large mammals than ever before, and fewer birds than usual. I will get the small boxes mailed as soon as possible. About seventy of the best scientists of China came to Chengtu in August and visited my local museum. They were very enthusiastic. The entire summer's collection will be forwarded to the Smithsonian Institution as soon as possible. Sept. 2. Filled Box No. 93 - Flies, Box No. 94 - Insects, Box No. 94 - alt 5200 feet, from Yang Tsi Lin Pass Box 96 - Insects in bottles 97 - " " " [[dittos for: Insects in bottles]] 98 " " " [[dittos for: Insects in bottles]] 99 " " " [[dittos for: Insects in bottles]] 100 " " " [[dittos for: Insects in bottles]] 101 " " " [[dittos for: Insects in bottles]] 102 " " " [[dittos for: Insects in bottles]] 103 Salamanders We spent the morning redrying the specimens (insects) in my oven, labelling the boxes, and wrapping them for shipment. Several of us worked most of the day and Ho and I continued until eleven p.m. Sept. 3. Filled Boxes 104-108, snakes salamanders, frogs, and lizards; 109 - Insects in bottles; 110, snails. [[underlined]]Mammals 1198-1228[[/underlined]] were small mammals secured by Yang ^[[Fong Tsang]] and Ho ^[[Son Chuen]]
