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Shien, where I found the elevation to be 6000 feet, and the mountain or summer resort to be the most ideal place for collecting moths that I have seen. The collector Zen had 70 boxes of specimens. Allowing 200 insects a box, there would be 14000. We are safe in saying that there are at least 10000 for the summer's catch by one collector on Beh Luh Din alone. I am repacking them to save space, and will mail them as soon as I can. They are Boxes 116 to 118, filled today. 

Sept. 14. Today I finished redrying the seventy boxes of insects caught at the summer resort Beh Luh Din. I am adding naphthaline and mailing and packing the specimens gradually. I think I am more nearly swamped with specimens than every before.  

Packed boxes 119-121, Beh Luh Din insects. 

Sept. [[blank space]] 122-130, Insects collected last summer on Beh Luh Din, near Penshien, China. 

Today I sent the netter, Yao to Kuanshien to collect at the altitude of about 4000 feet. I want him to work there a couple of months. 

The weather has been too clear for night moth catching but it is clouding up, and there is no moon, so we should get night insects. 

Sept. 15. Today I mailed 13 packages of insects. 

Wrapped Boxes 131 to 140, insects collected last summer at Beh Luh Din. We are collecting night moths every night here in Chengtu, but are having only fair luck.