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Mar.30 - I have purchased a fine big blue mountain sheep with skin and skeleton, and another skin and skeleton.

Apr. 6 - Started the netter Zen to Beh Luh Din to net a couple of weeks.

Mammal 1435 is an otter - $20.00.
Box 536, bones. Box 521.
Mammal 1436, mountain goat, value $7.00.
Box 537, skins.
Box 518, bones.
Mammal 1437, blue mountain goat - $20.00.
Box 519, skeleton.
Box 522, skins.
Box 521, blue mountain sheep skeleton.
Box 522, insects from Beh Luh Din.
Box 523, insects from Beh Luh Din.

We are wrapping all these and will ship them as quickly as possible.

Apr. 9 - Mailed five boxes of specimens and applied for permission to ship two larger boxes overland.
The Communist threat is very serious. We are living in hope.

Apr.10 - Mailed one box of specimens.

Apr.15 -  We have been ordered by the Chengtu general to evacuate because he could not give us protection. The Communists are very strong in North Szechuan and constitute a real threat to the Province. We are not intending to leave unless there is greater evidence of imminent danger.

Apr.18 - Zen started on a new trip to Beh Luh Din. He came back two days ago with three boxes of specimens.
The Government troops have fought an important battle and have been defeated north of Chengtu and the authorities of Chengtu are advising us to evacuate. We are hanging on hoping that this will not be necessary. I would be sending Ho out on a collecting expedition but there is no telling what may take place within the next few days.

Apr.19 - Filled and labelled boxes 524 - 525, insects from Beh Luh Din, altitude 4500 feet.

Apr.20 - There is better news from the front, and everybody is more optimistic than before.

May 22 - Filled and labelled boxes 526 - 527, insects from Beh Luh Din, altitude 4000 to 6000 feet.

June 22 - Filled and labelled boxes 528 - 530, insects from Kuanshien, Szechuan, China, altitude about 4000 feet to 5000 feet.