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SUMMARY:
Notes on departure with mule transport, observations of conifers, magnolias and daphnes, and a dispute over extra pony rations. Ludlow indicates the route to Changu, Sikkim; arrival at TSOMGO (10 miles, 12,400') with snow starting at 12:30. Cine film B.1 taken between Kalimpong and near Lagyap La.

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50-60 ft high. A good many are in bloom, but all have been terribly spoilt by the hail. Magnolias & daphnes too are numerous: I think it is mag. campbellii - some of the trees being 70-90 ft high with huge blooms. Collected seven birds but no flowers. The transport is mule & far away the best I've seen: they did the full 10 miles in a little under four hours. We took one riding pony, but I walked. Once the order to load up was given, they were off in half an hour - a jolly good performance on the first morning. Had to pay Rs 6/- for three extra ponies = 1 per 6 baggage ponies for their rations. I'm sure that is not right, but Rai Bahadur Norbu said we should pay: he is probably in with the transport people. Williamson is too weak to tell them they can't have it. It is grand to be off, & to see conifers in the distance again.

Ludlow says "To Changu Sikkim"
6th May. TSOMGO. 10 miles. 12400'. A lovely morning, but clouded

Cine film No.
B.1. taken between Kalimpong and near Lagyap La. All with filter. Snows with f 5.6-11 at 6.30 am.

over by 1200. In at 1230, when snow started falling. Passed in zone of conifers and rhododend

SUMMARY:
Pintso went to Tiyangsi to hire coolies to trace lost mail that had earlier come via Dirang, Mago, Atsona, and Dongkar. On the Maharaja’s orders, a Dzongpen sent four boxes of jackfruit that arrived inedible after a long journey amid heavy rain; Kuntip’s stomach trouble returned, and the party halted at Shingbe, with Danang noted.

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day. Pintso went down to Tiyangsi to get coolies to send off to find out about the lost mails. When our last mail arrived - the one that went all round by Dirang Mago Atsona to Dongkar - four other coolies came with it.

Contax
5.6.7.8 sent
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Cine film

7. 8. 9 ditto.
      F. Pack
      No 2 ditto.
      Kodak
      Calcutta.

The Maharaja had kindly given orders to one of his Dzongpens to send the Sahibs some fruit. So he obeyed, and sent off on a 20-day journey four huge boxes of jack fruits. The jack fruit is a disgusting fruit at the best of times. It looks (and smells) like a sheep's stomach. After a month's knocking about it is quite definitely not fit to eat. We were hoping the box would contain vegetables, so our disappointment can be imagined when this mass of mush was opened up. It rained hard all day. Our washing was optimistically hung out to dry in the morning, and remains out tonight wetter than when hung up. Kuntip in the morning was his old self again, but suddenly developed his tummy ache again. I'm afraid his inside is seriously out of order.

24th August. Halt at Shingbe. Danang. Gulla ol )

SUMMARY:
The diarist spoke with Tibetans, mostly from Tsona, who make wooden bowls and snuff boxes and report that Tsari is good for flowers. The page records Kingdon Ward’s route through numerous passes and places and his recommendations for rich collecting areas near Chayul Dz, the Lore Chu, Tsari, and Takpa Shiri, noting a Primula on Targa La and seeds of Karta iris and Dracocephalum.

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been here. Today we went & talked to some Tibetans, of
whom there are a number. Mostly come from Tsona, &
spent the spring here turning wooden bowls which they
sell for 1 tankha. Some make snuff boxes too. Nearly
everyone seems to have been to Tsari sometime, & a
number of people say it is a good place for flowers.

Kingdon Ward's route was over the Tulung La & Pen La -
Karta - Chayul - Trön - Drichung La - Charme - Sanga Chöling -
Cha La - Chösam - Chikchar - Migyitun - Bimba La, Kyimdong
to Pome & back much the same way. He says - 'the
country E & N of Chayul Dz is very rich. I got an adequate
idea of the vegetation throughout, but not of the flora. ---
I suggest as good collecting places, the N face of the
main Himalaya reached from a village on the right
bank of the Lore Chu a few miles below Chayul Dz,
just after crossing the bridge; & the whole of Tsari,
especially the valleys on the south side of Takpa Shiri.
--- There is a beautiful new Sikkimensis Primula on
the Targa La of which I did not get seed. I did get seed
of the Karta iris, a fine blue Dracocephalum above

SUMMARY:
He saw young Tibetan partridges on the road to Tsangpo and shot one with a catapult. They did not take their guns out as it is not advisable to shoot on the main Lhasa highway, and an altitude of approximately 14,400 ft is recorded.

CONTENT:
Ludlow 12. He saw young Tibetan partridges on the road to Tsangpo. Shot one with his catapult. We did not take our guns out of our cases. It is not advisable to shoot on the main Lhasa highway.

Ludlow 13 alt. 14,400 ft approx

SUMMARY:
Notes confirm the Tibetan Magpie occurs south of the main range, with records at Treno Dzong in the Nyam Jang Chu valley and earlier sightings by Ludlow, S., and W. Griffith; Rose Finches were common at Archpo. First-time localities are listed for Aegithaliscus concinnus talifuensis across SE Tibet with habitat and breeding remarks, alongside brief film stock references.

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L. 46. Archpo I found Rose Finches common. I also saw a pair of Magpies (Pica p. bottanensis) just below Treno & in well south of the main range.

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L. Ibis 65. There can be no doubt that the Tibetan Magpie does occur south of the main range in certain favoured localities. In April 1936, Ludlow, in November 1938, we met with it at Treno Dzong in the Nyam Jang Chu valley. In 1937, S. saw 3 or 4 pairs at Gyetsa in Bhutan, the same locality in which W. Griffith saw it in 1838 (Ibis 1937 p. 20).

8th
Kodachrome III & IV etc. etc. Ibis 65
Cine Kodak V.
Film Pack VI, VII & VIII
Dufaycolor V.

L. Ibis 68. Lepo. 5th April 8th Aegithaliscus concinnus talifuensis - Tit.
For the first time: Goshuany, Cine Cali - Natrampa, Seing, Migyitun, Molo, Langong Chu, Gyala, Gyanda Chu.

Extremely abundant in SE Tibet in Holly Oak zone, conifer forest & bamboo thickets. It collects into large parties as soon as the young birds are able to fly. Nothing seems to be known about the breeding of this Tit. L. noted young birds on the wing in late May. Found both N & S of the main range, but appears to be more plentiful in the drier zone to the north than it is in the dense forests on the southern slopes.

See Ibis 69.

L. 46. The rhodos at this march were amazingly brilliant. The gorge in this march was magnificent.

SUMMARY:
The diarist describes sparse official presence across Tibetan towns, then records halts and short marches with bullocks en route toward Tsela Dzong. A pony carrying Ludlow and Elliot’s bedding goes missing and is later recovered; Sandup returns to Kyindong, and difficult road conditions near Risho require manhandling loads, with mention of skin ferries.

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There can be no other country which runs itself like Tibet. Since we left Gangtok we have not come across many officials in their place of business. The T.T.A. Yatung is hardly ever anywhere but in Kalimpong. There was a dzongpon in Phari. There was one in Gyantse. But there were none in Nangkarbe, Pede or Gongkar. The Nethong Dzongpon was in residence, and we have seen none since then.

3rd Dec. Halt. Very windy last evening, but clear and cold at night, with not a very low temp. No one appeared this morning early, but by 11.0 some 30 bullocks had come. The men are a pleasant friendly - several having been with us before both in 1933 and 1938 in Langong or beyond Kyindong Dzong. They remember us, apparently quite happily, and they even remember Jill. They are going to Tsela Dzong with us, and we should have no trouble when once away from here. The only troublesome people are the representatives of the Dzong. The village here is very poor, but they seem friendly enough.

4th Dec. Kamchang. Bullocks got off in good time, last party leaving at 8.0. We were in at 11.30 - it is a short march. But bullocks take a very long time. One pony with Ludlow and Elliot's bedding never arrived in. Kamchang is the lower of two villages, each only with a few houses. Pollarded walnut trees are much in evidence.

5th Dec. Halt. Again had to halt, this time owing to the lost pony. It strayed up a side valley 2 miles from here. Sandup has gone back to Kyindong. Pony came in late at night - or rather the bedding was brought in - the pony had fallen and hurt itself.

6th Dec. Camp 2 m. beyond Chongrong on S. bank, left at 7.30: in with bullocks at 4.30pm. Road very bad for bullocks in 3 places, the worst being 1 1/2 m beyond Risho, where all loads had to be manhandled for 100 yds over a cliff. There are 'skin' ferries at 1 1/2 m above Risho, -

• SUMMARY:
  Notes list plant collections from Tibdey La and record presenting HH with a wireless set that worked well. Tsonpen Tenduk went to Tibdey La and collected Lobelia nubigena; HH organized football and sports with a large tea party. A picnic included discussion of a forest scheme contingent on prices in Calcutta and agreement from lamas, with prices noted for Sealdah and Mathanjuri.

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P. tanneri 3477 - Tibdey La
Tibdey La
P. yargongensis 3487 (Upward 3488)

• 28th July
  Rhododendron bulbulifolium 3479
  Codonopsis nervosa 3482
  Lobelia nubigena 3489
  Gent. elwesii 3480
  Bergenia ligulata to Tibdey La up to 16,000 ft.

I presented HH with the wireless and heard it one evening, when it worked very well indeed. [Tsonpen Tenduk went off on 27th to the Tibdey La to look for a giant lobelia or anything else which they could see that was new. They got the Lobelia (nubigena) and a few other quite interesting flowers.]

We had another game of football in pouring rain on 30th, and before the end, the ground was covered in water: but it was good fun. On 31st HH arranged to have sports, which included boxing, relay race, women's race, three legged race and high jump. It finished up with a race for the women of the local villages, and then HH gave a "tea party" - tea and rice - to everyone present, about 400. I then found that he had quietly been doing this and giving money to winners, in my name.

[We had a picnic on 29th, and while there I tackled HH about forests. At first he was not anxious to speak, but eventually he was persuaded or had persuaded himself and told me to take up the idea, depending only on whether Tobgye could get a good price in Calcutta, and whether the lamas would agree. He mentioned all this again when I left, and seemed really pretty keen on it. The two prices quoted to Tobgye seem pretty good. One is for Rs 30/- at Sealdah per ton of 50 cubic feet. The other is for Rs 22/- per ton at Mathanjuri. These work out to show a