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SUMMARY:
Daily maximum and minimum temperatures with weather notes are recorded at Be. (7300') in Tigray for mid-February, noting cloudy conditions, rain through the night, a perfect day on the 13th, and snow on nearby hills by the 16th–18th. A boiling point/barometric note for Tigray is also included.

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TEMPERATURES.

Max. Min. Max. Min. Weather.
Be. 7300' 11th Feb. 10th - 11th Feb. 50° 35° F. Cloudy. Rain through night. Cloudy day.
12th Feb. 11 - 12 " 55° 31° F. Cloudy.
13th " 12 - 13 " 65° 25° F. Lighter cloud. Perfect day.
14th " 13 - 14 " 57° 28° F. Cloudy morning. Clear at night.
15th " 14 - 15 " 61° 23° F. Clear, fine, then cloudy.
15 - 16 " 40° F. Clouds low, some rain. Cloudy all next day.
16 " Cloudy, rain, and snow on hills.
17 " " " " " " "
18 " " " " " " "

B.Pt. of Be. Tigray 750 = 199.4° F.
Temp 60°.

= 6691 + 416
= 7107

SUMMARY:
Notes minimum temperatures for 17–19 Dec at Tse and Djeng, and a boiling-point/temperature reading at Temu La on 19 Dec 1946. Lists Kodachrome 9 photographs taken on 20 Dec 1946 between Latso (Lunang) and Lunang, including scenes near Tumbatse in Rong Chu, lichen on spruce, a flock feeding on Hippophae rhamnoides, and views near Chunyima.

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Min temp. 17-18 Dec. Tse. 13° F. Clear.
Min temp. 18-19 Dec. Djeng. not taken -

13903
1.0022

13903
27806
27806

13932

B.P. of Temu La. 186°.4. Temp 33°. 1230. 19.12.46.
= 13932

Kodachrome 9. All taken on 20.12.46 between Latso (Lunang) and
Lunang except last unit.

Scenes near Tumbatse in Rong Chu
Beside frozen river, Tumbatse.
Lichen on Picea likiangensis.
Tumbatse.
Flock of feeding on Hippophae rhamnoides.
Lunang.
Near Chunyima. Spruce with lichen.

SUMMARY:
A stony valley leading west then north ends in a small lake below a retreating glacier, with steep, crumbling hills and few flowers. The party adds a dwarf primula (possibly Primula walshii) to their tally and compares finds with previous primulas; they travel 8 miles to Thampe with a fine morning and heavy rain in the evening.

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Cyananthus spathulifolius 3412 Cremanthodium cremanthodioides 3418 76

the West, then turned out of that to the north. Like all valleys here it was full of stones and boulders. It finished at about 15,500 or 16,000' in a lake 600 yds long and 200 yds wide, beyond which was a retreating glacier. The hills all round are crumbling to bits, very steep, and don't look much good for flowers. However we brought our primula total up to 39 with a dwarf one - perhaps Primula walshii - very little of which we saw, No. 3413.
P. concinna 3413 (1937)
On the way back we found a lovely primula, very like a small edition of P. obtusifolia collected yesterday.
P. caveana 3410 (1936)
This is almost certainly P. caveana, No. 3410.
P. tenuiloba 3417 (1933-34)
Flower rather smaller, a little redder, and more farina on leaves, both surfaces, bracts, calyx and pedicels.

11th July. Thampe. 8 miles. Fine for an hour or two in the morning. Rain very heavy in evening, with strong wind. Nothing new to be seen, though we

SUMMARY:
Diary entry from Thang describing a clear day’s march avoiding the Tun La by going down-valley and up to the Rala La, noting snow conditions, frozen lake, and wildlife. Seeds of gentian (no. 2006) and other seeds were collected, and birds were shot and skinned; blackbirds were seen. Plans to arrive on the 8th with transport on the 9th are mentioned, and the Tsonpen is unwell.

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high ones tomorrow, and then only remain the passes on the way from Tsona to Tawang. Pintso has been warned that we will arrive on 8th and hope will have transport ready for the 9th without our having to wait.

7th November. Thang 14,000' 13 miles. Another perfect day, but a few clouds beginning to come up this evening. Left at 6:30, in at 2:00 pm. Yaks went very well indeed. Temp. last night down to 8°F, but wind was very slight all night. Instead of going over the Tun La we went straight down the valley to m 1 1/2 where we turned up the nala leading to the Rala La, and met the Tun La road at m 4. The N face of the Tun La was very thick with snow. Collected a few seeds of gentian 2006, that little beauty first seen on the Trakan La. Also a few other seeds. Shot 1 snow cock and skinned it, and two partridges in perfect plumage and skinned one of them. Tsonpen not too well in the tummy. I think we'll have to halt a day somewhere, though I feel as fit as a flea and have walked everywhere since 4th October. Rala La almost free of snow, only a little on NW side. Lake nearly frozen over this side of pass. A few blackbirds seen as usual here.

SUMMARY:
Diary notes describe travel from Thang toward Tsona in clear weather with route bearings between passes, observations of gentians and parnassius, and a partridge shot by L. identified as the Kansu bird. The party returns to Tsona before a heavy storm and notes Delphinium grandiflora, Aconitum gymnandrum, and borage by fields, with remarks on re-entering the dry zone indicated by birds.

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pretty, but it is difficult to get photos of gentians, they close up so quickly. We are definitely suddenly back in the dry zone again. Birds tell it even quicker and more markedly than flowers do. One could give what should be the Tibetan frontier with great accuracy by birds alone.

11th August. THANG (To Thang Chu). 14120' 10 miles. Another good day with perfectly clear atmosphere. It is a joy to have this fine weather, I find I can walk all day. I have walked from Mago here over all the passes and feel fitter than ever. No great excitement: plenty of parnassius (epaphus), but all common. L. shot a partridge which turns out to be the Kansu bird. Only found one new flower today, a gentian (791) (Gentianella palustris 791). A fine peak was seen from the Rala La, bearing 87° Mag. Other bearings are: Camp GUI to DZA LA 155°; GULA to DZA LA 136°; GUI LA to RALA LA 325°; RALA LA to THANG approx 265°. This last bearing seems to be right for Tsona too, or nearly so.

12th August. TSONA (10). 14282'. 7 miles. Arrived back on another good day, fine until after we were in, when a very heavy storm came over. Few flowers seen, but some fine Delphinium grandiflora (Delphin. grandiflorum), and an aconite (Aconitum gymnandrum 793). Wonderful patches of borage on the edge of fields.