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SUMMARY:
The writer follows a graded path up the Char Chu past villages to Shirap, noting butterflies, hares, and fine weather. They camp above Shirap en route to Trakan La with rain clearing to a fine evening and many Tibetan partridge, then halt at the pass for Ludlow's birthday, making botanical finds.

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Delph. brunonianum 1977, Pedicularis globifera 1979, Meconopsis horridula 1980, Aconitum gymnandrum 1981

The path is well graded the whole way, but gets narrower as one gets up. Two villages are passed in the main Char Chu, then at mile 9 or so the path leads up steeper away from the Char Chu left bank to Shirap, where there are several groups of houses. Got some good butterflies here. Hares abound all over the hillside. It is lovely to be in the warm sun all day again, and the rolling hills look very pretty indeed.

9th August. Camp 5 (4 miles above Shirap) of Trakan La. 15000'. 5 miles.
(Gent. krasica 1983, Ajuga lupulina 1984, P. alrodentata 1990)
An easy ascent over grassy hillside up a broad valley. Rain in the morning, then cleared up to a magnificent evening. There are a great number of Tibetan partridge on the hills round about and also hares.

Trakan La
10th August. Halt. Ludlow's birthday. Yesterday we all suffered from headaches, and the servants were none too bright. This must be one of the passes where one gets head, even if not high. Went up to the Trakan La this morning, then split up and came down separately. The best finds were a dwarf Delphinium on the pass, with huge flowers 1997, a fine Cremanthodium 1996 and a pretty little gentian 2008. Another blue gentian hardly in flower 1983 is also a fine one. There is also a primula in seed 1998, probably a nivalis: the seed are
(Delph. labrangeense 1997, Delph. brunonianum 1995, Cremanthodium 1996, Gent. krasica 1983, Gent. aglaia 1999, Gent. marquandii approx 2006, Prim. sinoplantaginea 1998, Wardaster lanuginosus 2001)

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Notes describe a settlement at Shingp Coyidi with cattle, crops (barley and peas), and juniper scrub used as fuel, along with observations of juvenile Crag Martins, Rosefinches, and plentiful Tibetan partridges with broods. The author collected numerous butterflies, including a Colias miranda specimen, Colias dubia, and various Parnassius (notably epaphus and delphius), and observed a large herd of Bharal near the Thakan La plateau.

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L. 167, Shingp Coyidi, a few
cattle, dilapidated houses.
Scattered about a wide open
valley. There are crops, chiefly
barley & peas.
Fuel is mainly juniper scrub.
Got some nice butterflies
including a specimen of a Colias
which seems to be the rare
miranda.
Got a couple of juvenile Crag
Martins & some Rosefinches.

L. 167. Aug. 9 Tibetan
partridge was plentiful
with broods, young about as
large as the parent birds.
Got a large number of Parnassius & I
fear are all epaphus. Got one
specimen of Colias dubia.

L. p. 168. The Thakan La at
plateau country.
Saw a large herd of Bharal & caught
lots of butterflies including a fair number
of Parnassius delphius sp.

SUMMARY:
Halt days near Shing-itun with Danang and Tenduk exploring a valley to the southwest, where a yellow primula was found above a bridge. The next day the author revisited via the right-hand valley to Champa Phé and a higher thang, noting a wren’s nest, abundant Paraquilegia, other primulas including possible P. sapphirina on west-facing cliffs, and that Lumsden’s white primula was already in seed. Weather included rain on the first day and fine conditions on the second.

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Rhod. thomsenii var. pallidum 1728, 1730.

29th May. Halt. Danang & Tenduk went up the valley SW of Shing-itun, keeping to the W of the village. At the top of the hill seen from camp, the valley divides in two. They crossed the stream & went into the Southern valley. Here they found a yellow primula 1732 [P. jucunda sp. nov. 1732], a good mile above the bridge. It is a fine valley. Rained part of the day.

30th May. Halt. A fine day. I went up the same way as Danang & Tenduk yesterday, as far as the bridge on the ridge. But this time we took the R hand valley, just above the bridge it opens out into a fine thang, called Champa Phé, probably about 12000'. Above this there is another small thang, with a hut, where we found a wren's nest. On the rocks Paraquilegia [Calderia macrophylla] grows in profusion, & both Roylei & the purple primula. Above this again, to the left a bit, is a valley full of avalanche snow. We went up this for some way, & on the cliffs to the R hand side going up — West — we found P. sapphirina? [P. flabellifera 1737]. It was growing on almost perpendicular cliffs, which were damp & open to the sun. Lumsden's little white primula 1644 [Vernicosa 1644], was already in seed. It is a poor thing. No flower to speak of, very short lived. Another...

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At Shingcha Woma hot springs the party noted strong sulphur fumes and found a single tree of the so-called 'Carmine Cherry' just coming into bloom. On 19 Feb a halt day, Ludlow asked locals about the Tongkyuk Chu flood that dammed the Po Tsangpo for three days, with no local damage. On 20 Feb the diarist and Betty set out with Tsompen, Kancha, and Akong toward a Gompa at the confluence of the Po Tsangpo and Kongbo Tsangpo, after overnight rain and snow down to Trulung, starting about 8 and needing to cross the Dring.

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small holes, boiling hard. This place the locals call 'Shingcha Woma' - the lower Shingcha. There is another small stream nearby of tepid water. The smell is very sulphurous. The only find of interest in the flower line was Ward's 'Carmine Cherry' (Prunus cerasoides var. rubra), No. 12222, of which we found only one tree, just coming into bloom, a very pretty thing & a lovely colour.

19th Feb. Halt. Cloudy day. Rained all night off & on. Ludlow asked about the effect of the Tongkyuk Chu flood on the Po Tsangpo. The locals said they heard a noise like thunder, then the flood came down & blocked the Po Tsangpo for three days. The river rose about 40'-45', dammed up to the hot springs. No damage was done locally. There is a local shikari here, who knows all about the bird they call 'tse'. It is, in the south, Sclater's Monal.

20th Feb. Tangdong. Betty & I started off today with Tsompen, Kancha & Akong to go to a Gompa where the Po Tsangpo & Kongbo Tsangpo meet. It rained pretty hard all last night & snow was down to about 8000' at Trulung. Cleared in the morning, & we were off about 8.0. But the Dring had to be crossed by our 15

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At Shingbe, the party worked in scrub jungle looking for skulkers and received a dak from H.H. containing apples, vegetables, rice, and crushed maize, noting the careful apple packing. The next day brought a sunny morning before rain; Danang explored a northern nala, while Ludlow and the diarist packed birds and went downstream, with a much-needed bath noted since visiting the hot springs at Mago; Phitso also sent up items.

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days ago. But I think that it was probably sent off late, owing to the P.M. having no mail bag. Bearing from Shingbe to LAO is approx. 215°.

26th August. Shingbe. Rain & mist most of the day. Spent our time in little patches of dense scrub jungle, looking for 'skulkers'. A 'dak' arrived from H.H. He sent as usual a few boxes of something. This time the presents were very useful - two boxes of apples, two boxes of vegetables. Also some rice & crushed maize. The way the apples are packed is perfectly wonderful. Each apple - they are small - in a separate wicker work basket of its own. Naturally they have arrived in good order.

27th August. Shingbe. A lovely morning, with bright sun up till 11.30, when the rain started. Danang tried the nala to the north, but without success. Ludlow & I packed birds, then went downstream for birds, but did not see much. Had a much needed bath this afternoon, the first since I bathed in the hot springs at Mago on the 5th! Phitso sent up some

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Notes on supplies being sent to Betty, followed by travel from Shimitang to Pangotang with excellent weather and a favorable campsite under Tsuga trees. The party observed a river gorge and collected several Primula species on the Pudo La.

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find it easy enough to send down for anything we want. Ngudup says
that H.H. also sent off 5 loads of food to Betty. The bears will begin to
curse us if this goes on much more. I think now we can't want
any more.

23rd May. Shimitang. 4.45 to 10.30. A perfect day with not a cloud till
we reached camp. The route too was pretty grand the whole way & was
always interesting, although we did not see much. And camp here is
the first camp that I have altogether liked. There are no more houses,
so we cannot camp near them. We are under huge Tsuga trees,
with rhodo & other shrubs around & a nice grassy sward. Ngudup
had sent on to have a place prepared. Whoever prepared it, cut
up all the nice turf, turned it, made it rough, & sprinkled over
the top juniper branches. I found my tent pitched there when I
arrived, but moved it at once. This is the first really first class
camping site we've had. I went out up the hill a good bit,
but found not a thing but ticks & a few rhodos which we
already have. The river all the way up today is in a fine
gorge, with often very imposing cliffs, & altogether it looked beautiful
with these huge Tsuga trees on either bank. Now Pasang & Nyundru
have disappeared. They are both keen to see more flowers. I hoped
for a primula today, on some of these cliffs, but we saw none
but P. denticulata & Smithiana. We are obviously still far too low.

24th May. Pangotang. 5.0 to 9.30. About 6 miles. Another lovely day, clouding up pretty
soon, but clearing again, sun nearly all day. Good also for flowers of which we got
16, including the yellow primula elongata (18946) taken on the Pudo La, & also what may be P.
Barnardiana (18946). P. Calderiana purple (18947), P. Calderiana white (18954), P. atrodentata (18957). Funny
enough, P. sikkimensis doesn't even show leaf yet on the Pudo La the flowers

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