Part 99 - Halt at CHIGUPNAGA; road to Fu Shao; Kurhip ill

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SUMMARY:
The diarist halts at CHIGUPNAGA on the frequently used road toward Fu Shao, enduring heavy rain and mist with few flowers or birds observed. Kurhip is down with fever likely from damp cold; despite warnings at BULUNG about lack of supplies and water, fresh butter and milk are found, and two snipe are seen during a brief excursion.

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from it. This also seems to be on a good
fairly often used road to Fu Shao, which is
reached in 3 days. I have not been up
far from camp yet, but from what I can see,
there is not likely to be much in the way of
flowers here, or birds. Kurhip is down with a
touch of fever. I think it is likely brought on
by the damp cold, which last night and today
was very trying. Butter was said to be
quite unprocurable here, but I find ample
fresh butter and milk too. The whole affair is
strange. I was supposed to have halted at
BULUNG, and there all professed complete
ignorance of everything. When I insisted on going
on here - or somewhere further on, there was a
unanimous shout of "You can't do that; there is no
water, no wood at all." All apparently knew the
road well. Blast them, they are most annoying -
yet likeable people too.

3rd August. Halt at CHIGUPNAGA. Another foul day with
heavy rain and mist all morning, and rain and mist all
the rest of the day. Went out to the N.W. for the
morning, but found little of any interest in the
flower line. Saw two snipe, solitary or wood I