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SUMMARY:
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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SUMMARY:
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