Part 205 - Field notes, 1 October 1933 — Phari; Trumbagung Chu between Sakang and Kangmar; route to Kala

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SUMMARY:
Notes record collecting seeds of Aconitum napellus ludlowii and observations on transport reductions, high pony/donkey rates compared with Gyantse and the Lhasa road, and a notably clean dak bungalow. Additional entries describe views in the Trumbagung Chu between Sakang and Kangmar, harvesting, weather, and a double march via Samada to Kala.

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L. 116. Gathered some seeds of Aconitum napellus ludlowii. A very dark "Grosny" aconite. One of its tubers contains a higher % of Aconitum than any other known aconite so the thing might possibly be found of use for medicinal purposes.

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height being so warm that that would be necessary. But the sun is very hot indeed during the day, & even the nights have not yet become very cold. Frost is just starting. The road is mostly through cultivation, but not of any great interest, though pretty in places. We have cut our transport down now to 13 pack & 5 riding ponies, instead of 16 and 6.

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Tibetan girl teasing wool & spinning.
The rates along this route are so high that that makes a big difference. Here we pay Rs 1/3/- per pony or Rs -/8/- a donkey, about five times as much as on the north of Gyantse — even along the Lhasa road. This is the cleanest dak bungalow I have ever been in. The chowkidar and family live beside it in houses built on to the bungalow. He & all the family seem very nice & unusually clean & tidy. Picked some seeds of Aconitum Ludlowii & of a primula.

B. 33.
Views in the Trumbagung Chu between Sakang & Kangmar.
26th September. Kangmar. 13900' 15 miles. Another perfect morning, with the bare hills looking very pretty. Harvesting in full swing the whole way up the valley. Clouded over by midday, & after pretty cold & windy.

27th September. To KALA 14600' 28 miles. Decided to do a double march & left in cool cloudy weather. Had a hot lunch at Samada & left there in bright sun. On the Kala plain the sun was lovely, but when still six miles from Kala the famous wind got up.