Part 95 - Diary entries from Gacha to Shu via Trume and Kamchang, late April

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SUMMARY:
Travel from Gacha to Trume and near Kamchang with hot weather and limited flowers at first, then more flowering plants along a stream at SHAGE. Notes local assistance from Gacha's son, mention of the Orang Chauzo whose son's fractured skull was treated by Elliott, and a later setback with mules and wild dogs near Shu.

CONTENT:
26 April. Gacha. Fine bright very hot. Little seen on the way in flower, and little at Gacha, but there is great movement there - everything green coming on. Gacha, as before, were most kind and helpful. Orang, as before, did nothing much to help. And that in spite of the Orang Chauzo having had his son's head put right by Elliott. It was a fractured skull, with the brain visible, and as usual, in a mess. Now there is barely a scar, though the eye remains down and in not too good condition though healthy. Gacha's son came and called and gave us presents and did all he could to help. He also came and saw us off from Gacha. They are a nice friendly lot.

27 April. Trume. Fine and very hot, but becoming heavily clouded by evening. Little seen, but very pretty going through the pine forest. The difference of this march compared with the same before with bullocks has to be experienced to be believed. We got along at a fine speed with no trouble at all.

28 April. near Kamchang. Fine again and very warm. A good day, as we saw more than usual. Although it is drier here, where there is water, there is more in flower because the heat of the sun is very much greater. We halted short of Kamchang, at SHAGE, a mile or 2 short of Kamchang. Here there is only one house, and a stream comes down beside the house. Up the stream are several good things, a lot of the pear called 'nyete' and a good many of the cherry, probably the same as No 12394. This is No. . Locally it is called . Better for its in flower and immature fruit. Berberis is also in flower.

29th April. Camp 1 1/2 m W of Shu. A poor day from the start. First the mules had strayed rather far and came in late. The man who went to get them on the hillside found one dead, eaten by wild dogs, said to be very numerous there. Then it clouded over very quickly, and we had