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SUMMARY:
Page records compass bearings to surrounding features including Mago hills, Donza La, Kulakangri, Pangha, Sangthopelri, Sangdopheri, Mela, and Tyangsi, with notes on treeline and ridges.

CONTENT:
Bearing to Mago hills approx 73°.

Donza La 265°
Kulakangri ↓ 293°
Pangha 300°
tree line

Sangthopelri
W end of Sangdopheri 345°
E of Sangdopheri 353°
3 Pks east of Mela?

Tyangsi 255°
3 Ridges with bare patches on left.

SUMMARY:
The diarist describes taking telephoto and cinema panoramas from near the Me La and Dib La, viewing Kula Kangri, the Mago hills, Chakzam Chu, Gauri Chu, and the hills above Pinbogong, and mentions sketching a rough map and seeing a pnoepyga. The entry explains the meaning of Sangthopelri, first seen from the Cho La, and relates the tradition of Lobpön Rimpoche (Guru Rimpoche) traveling from India to Tibet via this route, noting glaciers seen at Mena and before reaching the Me La.

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East of the Me La. Then a panorama with telephoto lens (Focal length 24"). Then a telephoto (F 38") of Kula Kangri. Also with the cinema I took more or less the same, including a short view of the hills to Mago. Again with my small camera with ordinary telephoto lens. A rough sketch map with angles from the Dib La is opposite, not to any kind of scale. I could also see the Mago snow hills, the Chakzam Chu, Gauri Chu, the hills above Pinbogong and away down to India and the plains. I could hardly tear myself away from the Pass with that view still to be seen. Will probably go up again this evening. Got a few birds, including a pnoepyga on the way down.

The word Sangthopelri means 'abode of the gods' or something like that. It is the name of the mountain which we first saw from the Cho La. We walked round two sides of it, seeing a glacier from it at Mena and another before reaching the Me La. The name seems to originate from the fact that Lobpön Rimpoche (Guru Rimpoche) on his way to introduce Buddhism to Tibet went from India by this route. Beyond the Me La he stopped and lived with his two wives beside a rock, on which there is

SUMMARY:
The page lists the place name Sangtho pelri, written in Tibetan script and transliterated. It appears as a numbered entry.

CONTENT:
2) ཟངས་མདོག་དཔལ་རི། Sangtho pelri.

SUMMARY:
The writer describes numerous relics and legends of the Guru along the route from Trashigong toward Dongkar, including caves, stones, and other notable features said to mark his journey from India. A mail bag is sent down with one of HH’s sepoys while they await word from HH about visiting Bumthang; if not permitted, they plan to go to Sakden for seed and bird collecting.

CONTENT:
92.

...how a house or gompa is built. There is a landslide across the valley here, and the piled-up earth and stones are full of caves and marks, all said to be due to the Guru. The house on top of the stone was built later and now contains images of the Guru and his two wives. This route from Trashigong up is, I believe, full of relics of the Guru's journey. A place just north of Trashigong has many such. Among others is a huge stone, said to be an egg of the eagle on which the Guru flew up from India. There are also, in tow, dragons, rocks from which springs burst at different places each year, dragons, and all sorts of other exciting things. Altogether, the Guru has very much left his mark between India and Dongkar at least.

Packed up a mail in a mail bag and spare sack and arranged for it to be taken down tomorrow by one of HH's sepoys. As we have not heard from HH to say we may come to Bumthang, we are beginning to feel that he would perhaps not have us this year, just before he goes down to India. If we decide not to go there, we will probably go to Sakden instead. There are good seeds to be collected there and birds too. It would be less trouble to us too. We might arrange to meet HH at...

(Marginal notes: Cine film 11 & 12 c, Contax film 9 & 10, F. Pack No 3 all

SUMMARY:
A narrative describes a small log house in the woods, surrounded by tall trees and wildlife, and the happy life of its inhabitants. It recounts walks to pick flowers and winters spent indoors by the fireplace telling stories and singing songs.

CONTENT:
98

I will now tell you of the little house
in the woods. It was a small house
made of logs. It had a door and two
windows. There was a fireplace in the
house. The house was in the middle of
the woods. There were many trees around
the house. The trees were very tall.
There were many animals in the woods.
There were birds and squirrels and
rabbits. There were also bears and
wolves. The little house was a very
happy place. The people who lived in
the house were very happy. They loved
the little house in the woods.

They would go for walks in the woods.
They would see the birds and the
squirrels. They would also see the
flowers. The flowers were very beautiful.
They would pick the flowers and take
them back to the little house. They
would put the flowers in a vase. The
flowers would make the little house
look very pretty.

In the winter, it would snow. The
snow would cover the ground. The
trees would be covered with snow.
The little house would also be covered
with snow. The people would stay
inside the little house. They would
build a fire in the fireplace. The
fire would keep them warm. They
would tell stories and sing songs.
They were very happy in the little
house in the woods.

SUMMARY:
The party halted in the Rocha Chu valley, noting fine weather with an afternoon thunderstorm, few remaining Primulas, and Culla’s report from T'yangsi that transplanted flowers were doing well. On the 22nd they descended about 2,000 feet to around 9,000 ft near Rocha, encountering warm conditions, wet jungle on steep ridges, and birds including a tragopan, a bamboo partridge seen by Ludlow, and a likely new Spelaeornis.

CONTENT:
93

Dewangiri or somewhere on the route down.

Rocha Chu valley
Goodyera foliosa 969
" repens 971

21st Sept. Halted. A lovely day again, with bright clear morning and a thunderstorm and some rain in the afternoon and evening. We seem to have pretty well exhausted this zone. We can find nothing new now, Primulas are becoming very hard to find. Culla went down the other day to T'yangsi and reported that my flowers were doing well. I am afraid they will be doing too well and all coming up now instead of next year.

Rocha Chu valley
Goodyera vittata 975

Camp bit low rather precariously on a space between 2 ravines
22nd Sept. Rocha. 9000' 2 miles. Came down a couple of thousand feet to try a different zone. A lovely day again, with some clouds about in the morning. It is going to be decidedly hot when we get down to the main valley. Even here is very warm in the daytime. Rained fairly heavily in the night, and the jungle is again all wetted. Jungle is difficult here, as we are on a ridge with very steep sides. Heard a tragopan on the way here and Ludlow saw a bamboo partridge near camp. Only got one good bird, a Spelaeornis which is probably new, the first of which Ludlow got on our way up, quite near here. As there are no flowers left or we

SUMMARY:
The diarists check for letters at the American Express Co., visit a bank and their hotel, spend the afternoon at the Louvre, dine nearby, and walk along the Seine seeing Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower before turning in early. The next morning they take a train to Versailles to tour the palace and gardens, lunch nearby, return to Paris, dine at the hotel, and attend the opera.

CONTENT:
The first thing that we did was to go to the office of the American Express Co. to see if there were any letters for us. We found several and then we went to the bank to get some money. After that we went to the hotel and had lunch. In the afternoon we went to the Louvre. It is a wonderful place and we saw many beautiful things. We saw the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory. We also saw many beautiful paintings. We stayed there until it was time for dinner. We went to a little restaurant near the hotel and had a very good dinner. After dinner we went for a walk along the Seine. It was a beautiful evening and the lights on the river were very pretty. We saw Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower in the distance. We were very tired when we got back to the hotel and we went to bed early. The next morning we got up early and went to the station to catch the train for Versailles. It was a beautiful day and the gardens at Versailles were very lovely. We saw the palace and the fountains. We had lunch at a little restaurant near the palace and then we went for a walk in the gardens. We stayed there until late in the afternoon and then we took the train back to Paris. We had dinner at the hotel and then we went to the opera. It was a wonderful performance and we enjoyed it very much. We were very tired when we got back to the hotel and we went to bed early.

SUMMARY:
Halted in rain; the Jongpen asked to go to Trashigang for dancing during a Bhutan festival called Tü, and with few flowers or ferns left they began collecting fungi. The next day, still halted at Rocha Chu in heavy rain, the party split up to hunt “binain dum” birds, with Puibo, Ludlow, and Danang taking different guns and achieving mixed results, including a shot that struck both the bird and the narrator.

CONTENT:
94

23rd Sept. Halted. The weather broke again, and it
Rhod. lindleyi 976 rained all day. The Jongpen came up yesterday
to ask if he could go to Trashigang for the
dancing. This is some kind of 'Bara Din' in
Bhutan, called Tü. As there are no flowers
Fungi. left now, and we have most of the local ferns, we
Calocera viscosa 973 have started collecting fungus. But we cannot give
Amylaria himalaica 974? them the proper treatment. They just get dried in the bird
Craterellus cornucopioides 977 tent.
Stereum multizonatum 978

24th Sept. Halted. Rain most of the day, and heavily
Rocha Chu all afternoon. As this was our last day here, and
Birds we still wanted some "binain dum" birds
(puepygas) we split up. Puibo took the 12 bore,
Ludlow and I had the 410's and Danang took the 22
rifle. The result was hardly as good as we
expected. Puibo blew one to bits by being far
too close, Ludlow and I saw none, and Danang, who
saw four, missed them all, as he did not
understand the aim of the rifle. But I met him,
and gave him some instruction. After that he and
I heard one, and stalked it. During the stalk
he managed to place the bird between us. There
is no stopping Danang if he sees a 'binain dum',
and he fired, getting the bird and bits of me beyond.

SUMMARY:
Brief note referencing 'Ludlow p. 126-128' with the remark 'poets + Brits.' No explicit dates, places, or persons are mentioned.

CONTENT:
Ludlow p. 126-128
poets + Brits.

c

SUMMARY:
Notes on bird collecting with Pintso and Dawong, including their roles and a plan to obtain Pnoepygas. Records movement down to the first camp, weather conditions, a fern list, and preparations by Ludlow for packing birds, with a report of 280 bird skins collected. Mentions dispatch to Trashingangsi and observations of oak-dominated forest.

CONTENT:
95

No damage done though. Pintso is rather peeved that he always gets less than Dawong if they are given guns. So he has taken out the .22 rifle and swears he will bring in some Pnoepygas somehow. Dawong's eyes are so sharp that he is great value when we are after birds. The sight of a tailless wren is almost too much for him and he gets terribly excited. If I ever come again, I will most certainly take Dawong with me.

a couple of miles lower down the valley - the camp of Sept 9th.

Polypodium griffithianum 979
" wardii 980
" dareaeforme 981
Dryopteris paleacea 985
Peranema cyatheoides 982

25th Sept. Lagnabi: Rocha Chu Valley. 8047' 2 miles. - Just fine, though cloudy all day. Down again to our first camp in this valley. It is considerably cooler than when we went up three weeks ago. Here the jungle

Quercus glauca?

is almost entirely oak, thick on the North face and thinner on the South.

26th Sept. Halted. Lagnabi - A good day with very little rain in the middle of the day. Sent Pintso and Dawong down to Trashingangsi. Dawong found all the potted flowers growing and sprouting new leaves. Ludlow fixed up some box sections for packing birds up. We have collected over

Birds

280 skins in the last month.

27th Sept. Halted. Lagnabi