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SUMMARY:
The page records minimum temperatures for successive nights around Shoka and Tse, notes a seed collection of Androsace, and lists Kodachrome photo subjects including Gyala Peri, Namcha Barwa, Tsela, and a crossing below Tse. Mohammed left on the 15th December with wages paid and money for ponies' food.

CONTENT:
Min. temp -
11-12th Shoka. 30° F. Half clouded.
12-13 Tse 31° F. Half clouded.
13-14 Tse 35° F. Clouded heavy.
15-16 Tse 19° F. Clearing up.
16-17 Tse 13° F. Clear.

12013 Androsace sp seed. A small branched plant, which should be pretty. I don't remember it in 38.

Kodachrome 8
Gyala Peri from near Shoka 12/12
Gyala Peri from near Paka 12/12
Namcha Barwa - Tsela - 13/12
Tsela Dzungpon and Tse 15/12.
Crossing in Tru below Tse. 18/12

Mohammed left on 15th Dec. Paid Rs 20/- Pay + 200 sangs for ponies' food.

SUMMARY:
At Langstong the party endures cold, poor weather, sends Angur and Akong to scout a northern nala with little to collect, and notes the continued absence of Mohammed the mail runner. Stores are divided for multiple future legs, with a planned rendezvous at Tsela Dzong about 10th Oct. On 20 March, Ludlow and Elliot depart via Tsela Dzong to Gyala with assigned team members.

CONTENT:
to the south of Langstong. Here everything seems in much the same state as it was when we left in January. It is as cold too. Perhaps up the side valleys at 11,000' or so there may be more movement, so I am sending Angur & Akong up tomorrow for two days. Little could be heard about the valley S of Langstong. But Ramzana describes it as easy, with a good path & many cattle in it. A path goes right up the valley, over a pass & down to Trip. It is used by pilgrims who do a small circuit there. There is still no sign of Mohammed, our mail runner, who should have been here 2 or 3 weeks ago. I hope nothing has happened to him.

14-15th March. Halt. Cold & poor weather here now, with practically no sun at all. Angur & Akong went up the nala to the N. of camp. Found P. whitei cf. rhododendrata common close up the nala. They saw little else and no rhododendrons at all. There is certainly very little to collect these days. We spent all our time dividing out all stores — B & I for 6 months, Ludlow & Elliot for a 6 week trip followed by Ludlow 4 1/2 months & Elliot 2 1/2 months. These have all been packed up, as has a 6 week stock for our return journey from Tsela Dzong. We have agreed that we should meet there about 10th Oct. Then get out as quick as possible, probably in two parties. I got rid of a good deal of useless stuff today, including a complete B II boiler set, which we threw into the river — an awful thing to have to do, but there was no useful alternative.

16-17-18th March. Halt. Cloudy & windy, with little sun.

19th March. Ditto & rain each night & spitting almost all day.

20th March. Halt. Heavy rain at night & a very poor day. After a hectic time of division of stores & packing & storing of boxes, Ludlow & Elliot went off this morning for their six weeks trip via Tsela Dzong to Gyala & the top of the gorge. Parties are now decided. B & I have Kancha Tsongpen & Akong. Ludlow will have Samdup, Ramzana & Laku, & Elliot Angur & Balbahadur.

SUMMARY:
Mail is sent with Ludlow toward Lhasa via Tsela/Tsela Dzong amid uncertainty about Mohammed; the diarist writes Richardson for help and plans further dispatches to Tongkyuk Dzong to meet Henry on July 1. Entries for 21–24 March record letters from Richardson, Tsarong, Taring, and Fox, a large flock of migrating kites near Pemo, fair weather after heavy rain, and a route from Tongkyuk Chu past Pemo, Sishila valley, Parka and Parka Phu Chu toward Namla La, reaching Lokmo.

CONTENT:
We have sent our mail with Ludlow to Tsela to go to Lhasa as best he can arrange. It seems something has happened to Mohammed who hasn't made other arrangements for post. I have written Richardson to get our mail up at once from Gyantse & send it here by the man Ludlow sends to Lhasa. I have asked him again to get it to Lhasa by 1st August & 1st October & send to Tsela Dzong & to Tsetang. In the meantime I hope we will get news of Mohammed. We are to send our next lot of letters to Tongkyuk Dzong to meet Henry on July 1st. He will have to pack up & send off to Tsela Dzong.

21 March Halt. We had some news from the outside world on 19 evening, as some men came back from Lhasa with letters from Richardson & Tsarong & Taring & Fox. It was nice to get news, but it did not clear up our mail business. No-one mentioned it, & we now doubt even if Rai Sahib got to Gyantse at all. I have asked Tsarong's boys in Lhasa to make enquiries. Today we walked up to Pemo. Just as we got there a large flock of kites arrived - about 100-120 of them. Many came down on the fields where wheat was just coming up. A local fired a shot at them, then all flew off & went on on their migration route.

22nd March. Halt. Fine at last, after a night of very heavy rain, when snow fell low down to about 10000'.

23rd March Halt. Another fine day, but clouded over very quickly indeed between 5.0 & 6.0 pm.

24th March. Lokmo. About 10 miles. Path up the Tongkyuk Chu past PEMO at m 1 & so on past the entrance to the Sishila valley at m 4 1/2, and over the Parka Phu Chu at m 6, where the village of Parka lies. (about 20-25 houses & considerable cultivation). The Parka valley (called Shabra Lungba) lies due North from Parka. Beyond the village the path crosses a ridge & at m 7 passes the bridge which leads up another valley to the Namla La. Both rivers here are about the same size. The valley up which Lokmo lies is at a bearing of about 290°. Lokmo lies high up above the river, about 500'. There are some 30 houses & considerable cultivation. Another village is on...

SUMMARY:
Diary entries record weather from the end of March through mid-April at Tonghyuk Dz, with frequent rain and snow reaching elevations of 11,500 feet, including 1 inch at Amnyina and 9 inches at Lumang. Notes also document payments to Mohammed and possible amounts related to Tsetang and Gyantse, clarifying pay, advance, and pony fodder expenses.

CONTENT:
31st - 1st April. Tonghyuk Dz. Very heavy rain at night. Snow to 11500'.
1 - 2 - " Bright part of day. Cloudy afternoon.
2 - 3 - " Cloudy night. Cloud some sun.
3 - 4 - " Rain at night. Cloudy day 4th.
4 - 5 - " " " " & snow to 11500'. 5th.
5 - 6 - " Little rain at night. Cloudy but fine day.
6 - 7 - " Rain at night. Cloudy some rain 7th.
7 - 8 - " " " " - 8
8 - 9 - " Heavy rain " " - 9.
9 - 10 - " " " " Ditto all day 10th.
10 - 11 - " " " " " 11th.
11 - 12 - " Heavy snow 1" at Amnyina. 9" at Lumang. Fine but heavy cloud 12th.
12 - 13. Low cloud. Mostly fine but much cloud. 13th.
13 - 14. Some snow.

Mohammed has had Rs 20 + 200 sangp on 15 Dec.
150 " ? Tsetang Pedong Dorji
400 " ? Gyantse R.B.B.

Of these payments:-
Rs 20 + 300 sangp (Rs 100) is his pay - + Adv. 5/-
Remainder 450 sangp was for ponies' food.

12338 P. chungensis = 12279.

SUMMARY:
The diarist notes snowbound conditions near Kuling and observes monks making incense at a monastery. On 9 May at Hoet, promised transport animals failed to arrive; the party was entertained by the lively Jetsun Kusho, who is fond of Mohammed. On 10 May they obtained transport, reached Rong Dzong, and stayed in the Jetsun Kusho’s lingka house; she and her nun servant have traveled to Tawang and Sahden.

CONTENT:
Kuling. Again there were practically no flowers to be seen. On this side of the pass, down to about 14,500 the ground was covered in snow, so we could see nothing anyway. The monastery here is more active than it was before. There are a few monks with the Jetsun's staff. All at the moment are busy making incense. It is put in a press attached to one of the big pillars, then with much noise, singing and praying, it is pressed out through a small hole like toothpaste. Then it is cut to exact lengths and stacked on the floor to dry. The old lady sits in a chair and watches it all. She is a cheerful soul and full of life yet. She has done what she imagines we like for us, so we must be grateful. But again I say never again will we stay in a house!

9th May. Hoet. Although we were told everything would be ready, no animals turned up at all, and we had to spend the day here—very bored and very cold indeed. The old Jetsun Kusho came and entertained us with her lively talk. She is very taken by Mohammed; our Kazakh keeps on sending for him to talk to. There is little activity here today, the incense having been finished. The only time this place fills up is apparently in the 5th Tibetan month when all the monks of Tarpo Trapsang (the Panchen Lama's birthplace) come to Lhagyari and then do a pilgrimage back another way.

10th May. Rong Dzong. The call for transport failed to turn up and it seems, even sent a message to say they wouldn't come. So men were sent out last night to several villages and brought in sufficient for our needs today, and we got off by 7:45 am. The transport was the usual bullocks and very small donkeys. We got in, after a very hot march at 3:30 and our kit at 7:35 pm. The Jetsun Kusho insisted on our staying in her lingka house here—in her own room in fact. It is very quiet and very clean too; we are pleasantly surprised. It lies just outside Rong, beside the river. I was surprised to hear that the Jetsun Kusho had often been to Tawang, and her old nun servant here says she has been to Sahden too.