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- 1933-07-18 (Creation)
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Notes on local practices including dark houses, potatoes grown in jungle clearings, and bamboo pipes, with the diarist giving some Barney's mixture to a man. On 25th July they halted at Dyuri with rain most of the day; on 26th July they marched 6¾ miles to CHIRACHUN (GORJO CHU), with yaks from Nyuri and Dyuri, were advised against the Dungma Chu route, and felt optimistic about finding flowers.
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the houses were dark, they would not see what things they had in them. For the same reason they grow their potatoes in the middle of the jungle. Usually there are cleared areas near villages where crops are grown, but here there isn't a single field, & the only thing they grow is potatoes. We haven't managed to get any yet, but two men promised to bring some yesterday. A number of them smoke pipes. Where they get the tobacco from I have not yet discovered. The pipes are mostly made of bamboo, like most things are. I gave some Barneys mixture to one man yesterday, much to his delight.
25th July - Halt at Dyuri. Mostly taken up in writing mail. Rained nearly all day.
26th July. CHIRACHUN (GORJO CHU) 6 3/4 miles. B.P. 189.0° Temp 53° = Corr. ht. 13055'. Yaks came half from Nyuri, & half from Dyuri. All men seemed quite happy. They advised us not to go up the Dungma Chu, as the 'road' was bad. This one was good they said. I'm glad we didn't try the Dungma Chu. I was a bit anxious about flowers, as we seemed rather to have come to a bad place. But after today, I think all will likely be well. We are
