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ridge for [[strikethrough]] two [[/strikethrough]] six miles then [[strikethrough]] pin [[/strikethrough]] woods of pine, spruce & live oak, the latter bearing acorns.  Few people live on the ridge & only a rice field is to be seen at long intervals.  Many wild flowers & bush grew on the ridge.  We descended the ridge thru a wild region of deep ravines clothed by pine trees & rocks in which no houses or fields were to be seen.  Small birds were abundant on the road.  A small squirrel was seen on two occasions.  Day overcast but no showers occurred near us.  The rolling hill country between Yunnan-fou & Tali-fou is without big game [[strikethrough]] around [[/strikethrough]] except muntjacs & gray wolves in winter.  The tiger, bear large deer & serows are quite unknown here.  The mountains reach about 8,000 feet possibly some 10,000 but no snow peaks are in sight.  The prevalence of goiter here is remarkable at least 15% of the adults are victims, some with very large glands 

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