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The party halted at Chorten Kora in Trashiyangsi, noting abundant cosmos flowers and a falling river; Damong departed with two men for the Me La, and Ramzana caught a Kalij pheasant. On 2 October they ascended to Sana (c. 8397 ft), with most coolies arriving shortly after, amid changing weather.

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(see Me La)
Place above grown too much dhobi wash. Damong leaves tomorrow for the Me La - shall return in a week's time. We go to Sana on 2nd. Saw little on the way down. Ramzana caught a Kalij pheasant in the crops on the way down.

(Trashiyangsi)
(Selaginella chrysocaulos 993)
(Lycopodium cancellatum 995)
(Lindsaya cultrata 997)
(Woodwardia unigemmata 998)

1st October. Halted. Chorten Kora. A lovely morning, bright and clear. Clouded over by 10.30. Took some photos, ordinary photos of the Chorten, which was particularly nice just now. It is surrounded by masses of cosmos growing wild. The flowers seem to do very well indeed, being very profuse and big. The Trashiyangsi river too looked very pretty both up and down. It is beginning to fall slightly, which is a hopeful sign. Damong went off with two men to the Me La. Rained a little in the afternoon, but cleared up for a beautiful evening. Every few hours someone comes up to give us some flowers, ferns, fruit, vegetables or something - a great deal possibly out of pure kindness, but also to get a tankha or two. Empty cigarette tins, bottles and so on are worth a lot of money.

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2nd October. SANA. ascended to 13 miles. 8397' (BP. 197.0 Temp 60°). Left at 7.30, in at 2.0 pm, most of the coolies reaching here just behind us. A lovely day in the early morning, clouded over by 9.30 and rain by...

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Notes list packing and equipment requirements including custom lightweight boxes, camera gear, medicines, spirits, clothing, and a soldering outfit. Mentions fitting Ahmad Sheikh's oven into a chop box and providing a small bedding roll for Damong.

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Most Kashmir yakdans are too big & heavy; have boxes made of 3-ply wood as Museum chop boxes but stronger, or a little larger.

Ahmad Sheikh's oven to be made to fit exactly inside a chop box, other things inside it.

All made-up boxes for flowers or birds to be cut the same size if possible.

Small bedding roll for Damong.

Try ironing flowers in drying paper.

Cameras: 1: Leica + filter x (or lighter) + portrait attachment / 2: New small Bell & Howell, 3: 1/4 pl. Una + Lumiere Filmcolor. Walking stick stand for small telephoto 20".

Medicines: 500 Quinine Bihydrochloride, 500 Genasprin. Case containing 12-18 screw-top bottles, all same size, labelled on top of lid.

Spirit. Instead of large Museum case, small box containing about 8 sweet bottles ("Kellner's Bullseyes or Acid drops").

Clothes: 1 thin coat, 1 wind coat, 2 cardigans, 2 shorts, 1 jodhpurs, 1 breeches, 5 socks, 2 stockings, 2 vests, 1 pants, 2 thin shirts, 1 thick shirt, scarf. Waterproof. Gloves or mittens. Army & Navy pattern.

Fluxite soldering outfit.

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Describes a foot-treadle lathe and how a wood block is fixed and worked using wax or gum. Notes very cold weather in Sakden and that Damong goes to the Bum La, with others to Tsina and Mago, to collect seeds.

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for the lathe is supplied by a man, who treads two wooden slabs up and down. From the unhinged end of them a strap goes over the lathe spindle, and turns it by friction.

water
Bearing
cam
pivot.
pulp
Bar for treader to hold on to.

Bearing
gum to stick cup to lathe spindle
hole in ground.

The lathe is spun back and forward rapidly by the strap from the treadles. The wood block is held against the end of the spindle, which is covered with a wax or gum. Heat is generated and the wax takes hold of the wood block, which is then worked by double edged tools.

It is very cold in Sakden now, - a great change to what it was when we were last here. Damong goes off tomorrow to the Bum La, another man to Tsina and a third to Mago, all to collect seeds, or to

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Halted at Sahden in perfectly settled weather with plans for Nyit-sang La; Ludlow obtained a Tree Creeper. Two men returned from Tsona after six days, having taken a chair to Ragasha Kusho (absent to Lhasa); the Tsona Jongpen sent back Paraquilegia seed bags mixed with Meconopsis horridula pods, and the previously missing mail—found with the Tsona Jongpen—was recovered, while Damong mishandled arrangements for the man from Chukar.

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go far, but want one more day for the Nyit-sang La, which I last went to on a cloudy day. Weather absolutely settled at last, no fear of more than showers in future.

24th October. Halt Sahden. [Ludlow gets a Tree Creeper] Another perfect day, the best we have ever had, but unfortunately I did not go up a pass. There was not a cloud to be seen all day. In the evening the two men sent to Tsona came back.

[26th men back] They took six days for the 108 miles or so - pretty good over the passes they had to cross. They took the chair to Ragasha Kusho, but he had been called to Lhasa. I think the other Jongpen was surprised that we did what we said we would. He sent back the seed bags of Paraquilegia, but mixed up with mec. horridula pods. There are very few seeds indeed, I'm afraid, but it can't be helped. There now remains only the man from Chukar. Damong made rather a mess of the arrangements about him. When the Tsona people were talking to me I noticed a bag lying on the floor. This was the missing mail, found with the Tsona Jongpen after all. He had kept it, not knowing where we were, & expecting us to send for it from Sahden. Everything in it was in good condition, letters etc. all dry. The night temp.

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Kuship and Damong rejoined the party; Damong reported seed collections from the Mela and brought two gentians (Nos. 1001, 1002). The diarist treated a wounded Tibetan while moving him toward Sana hut, stayed in the Dzong, paid coolies, and noted rain overnight and fleas despite the building being relatively new.

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both met us on the way, both looking very fit. Kuship has had no fever. Damong got a good number of seeds at the Mela, and had awful weather all the time he was away. He says he sent a man up to Chukas for the seed bagged there. We stay in the Dzong - a new part of it - which saves a bit for the next march. Coolies came up in numbers this morning. When they took us up, I gave 3 tankhas and 1 extra between each two. This they thought was too good, and boys ran away from their houses, where they should be watching the makki to come up and earn as much again. The Tibetan went down yesterday evening to Sana hut and I visited him there and dressed his wound. He went on early this morning and we dressed him again half way. He walked what he could - short stretches of 200 yards here and there, and was carried the rest, about 10 miles I suppose. He progresses well. Damong brought down two good gentians in flower - Nos. 1001 and 1002 - which I photographed here.

(Gentiana amoena 1001 "silvostriata" 1002)

10th October. Halted Trashiyangsi. Rained all night, cleared up by 8.0 and was fine all day. We both spent a pretty miserable night last night. Although pretty new, this part of the Dzong has been occupied long enough for it to be well stocked with fleas. I have never