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- 1924-06-23 (Creation)
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A very hot day with few flowers but many birds; the Dzongpen rode ahead and the camp comprised cool bamboo-latticed huts. Observations include local lac production on trees, fine mithun-bred cattle, and an easy 6-mile stage to Phongmi through cultivated hillsides.
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fairly well with birds today, but there were no flowers to be seen: it is far too hot, almost the hottest day we have had yet. The Dzongpen rode on ahead today. An excellent camp, with three two-roomed houses has been made here. These huts are cool, being sun-proof, but letting in air. They are made of latticed split bamboo. This is
Lac
See Ludlow p. 45
? Zizyphus?
the area where the lac (sealing wax) all comes from, and I saw today some of the trees with the eggs on them. They put little branches on which the eggs are over small tree branches and in Sept. or so they hatch out and produce the lac on the branches. The local cattle are fine beasts, bred from mithun. They are used for ploughing, and give excellent milk with lots of cream.
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1st July. PHONGMI. (B.P. 202.6 = 4964' Temp. 78°). 6 miles. A very easy stage. Road leaves camp, crossing a small side stream, climbs steeply about 2000 ft up the hillside. Thence level with a slight drop into a big side valley at mile 4. Thence slight descent to camp. Route is over open hillside with extensive rice and maize cultivation. It is still too low for any flowers of interest, but birds are fairly plentiful and interesting. Most of this valley seems to have been
