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SUMMARY:
Brief note on travel from Ludlow to Gypsum, mentioning passage through the Mesa plateau country and canyon road conditions.

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Ludlow to Gypsum
L.p 198. It shall be flatly but
only the Mesa plateau country. The road is the canyon part
of one in comfort.

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At a high pass the diarist records hypsometer and magnetic bearings to Trim and the south end of Lagyap Thongtso, helps a frightened boy, and returns to a cold, snowy camp. Tsouppen completes a difficult circuit over Shupten La in deep snow and brings a divot of Primula, while a search towards Karutra yields no seeds though masses of Gentiana ornata are noted. Plans are made to leave on the 16th, with a halt noted for the 15th October.

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East side, while I stayed on top and took a hypsometer reading. It gives B.P. 183.6°, Temp. 33°, Time 8.30 a.m. Height approx. 15,534'. A magnetic bearing to Trim (L. bank) was 277° and one to the South end of the Lagyap Thongtso was 115°. Leaving the pass I had great difficulty in getting my boy away. He lost his nerve and would not move. But I took him by the hand for half a mile, and then he was alright. Tsouppen found deep snow all round. He did the circle over the Shupten La where snow was very hard and difficult, and had trouble with his man. He found nothing at all, and was unable to dig out anything from the snow, which varied between 1 and 3 feet deep. However he brought in one more divot of the fine yellow petiolaris primula. I hope they live now till I get them home. I did a long chukka round towards Karutra, first looking for seeds and then heeling, but had no luck. The Gent. ornata on that hillside are a perfect wonder, just in masses and all still in full bloom. Back to a cold and pretty miserable camp at 2.30 p.m., where it is still snowing, and blowing very hard. None of us will mind leaving here on the 16th.

15th October. Halt. More snow than ever last

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Brief note stating the writer caught a nasty cold at the Royal de Fontenay. The header reads 'Ludlow to The.'

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Ludlow to The
I caught nasty cold at the Royal de
Fontenay

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In camp during snow and rain, the writer collected Gentiana ornata seed, hunted kuling with Tsungpen, shot a raven for Inglis at Darjeeling, prepared bird skins, and packed divots of several Primula species. On 16th October at Nahampa, after a clear, frosty night, they noted kuling and Crossoptilon above Karutra and recorded nearby plant finds.

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conditions all day in camp - snow and rain with patches of sun. All I could collect today was some seed of Gentiana ornata, but I went out again to look for kuling with Tsungpen. First of all I shot a raven for Inglis at Darjeeling, then we came across three kuling just at the top edge of the rhododendrons, I got two of them. They are in good plumage, except for the head and nape, where moulting is not quite finished. Made flat skins of all of them, but wonder how they will travel tomorrow before being set. I made a box today, and have put in it a good many divots - two good divots of the yellow Primula petiolaris 2370, and three other divots which include two primulas, both petiolaris. One, I hope, is 2373 Primula chamaedora, a most beautiful flower, and the other is only the little white petiolaris primula Primula verrucosa we first saw at Chhachar 1614 or 1615 - a most uninteresting one. Let's hope all arrive in good condition at home. Temp in tent 20°F.

16th October. Nahampa. 10 miles. Last night was clear after 5.0pm, and very cold, with no more snow. The morning was perfect, really clear, with a hard frost. We had some rain down here, but nothing much. Saw a number of kuling above Karutra (seen Androsace brahmaputrae 2737, Ranunculus vellereum 2738) and also Crossoptilon, but no blood pheasant.

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Brief note indicating travel from Lidro to Tsona and mention of seeds of Paraquilegia.

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Lidro to Tsona
seeds of Paraquilegia

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The diarist describes a magnificent view and fine autumn colours on the descent, notes Karutra is shut for winter, and mentions trouble with a few coolies not turning up from a village above Natrampa. At Lung (9200 ft), after rain and an up-valley wind, they note remaining iris seeds at Natrampa and collect ripe rhododendron seeds (R. glaucophyllum 1355; R. ciliatum 2739), observing Lopas in the area and sighting Raprang at the junction of the Char and Chayul Chus.

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The view back to the main range behind camp was really magnificent, and made one feel glad to be alive. All the way down, the autumn colours were very fine - birches, and larch being particularly beautiful. Karutra is now shut up for the winter. Had some trouble as a few coolies did not turn up from a village above Natrampa.
R. vellereum, seeds 2738
No new seeds, but one rhododendron which is ripe now.

17th October. Lung. 9200' 7 miles. It rained most of last night, and has been raining most of today off and on. There is a strong up valley wind blowing. Still a few iris seeds on the open camping ground at Natrampa. At the crossing of the steep side nala on this side of Natrampa, I found two
R. glaucophyllum seeds 1355
rhododendrons with ripe seeds, one No 1355 which I had marked with a label. The other I had not seen down there before,
R. ciliatum 2739 seeds
but had collected up above, 2739. Quite a number of Lopas about, but I don't know if they have been using the path yet, which leads through the bamboo rhododendron which I have to visit. The bracken is still very much standing, but is brown and more brittle than it was. At the junction of the Char and Chayul Chus, one can actually see Raprang. The

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A brief note indicating Ludlow is at Tsona.

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Ludlow at Tsona

Ludlow at Tsona

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At Lung, the Char Chu river is clearing though the monsoon persists. Over 18–19 October the diarist remained in camp, received mail thoughtfully forwarded by Ludlow, collected Cardiocrinum giganteum bulbs, and endured heavy rain while cutting paths, finding rhododendron seed unripe and seeing no tragopan or monal.

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Char Chu is now quite clear again, and this river is clearing up gradually. No sign as yet of the monsoon being over.

Lung, 18th October. Halt. Rained a good deal in the night and this morning, but not very heavy. Stayed in camp and collected a few Cardiocrinum giganteum bulbs. In the evening, much to my surprise, a mail arrived. Ludlow very kindly sent it on complete only taking out his own and his letters, and leaving me all the newspapers etc., very good of him and very thoughtful. It was grand to hear again from home and Kashmir. All our mails seem to be going well now, and I have a report on all my Dufaycolor film packs up to No 26. On the whole they are well reported on.

Lung, 19th October. Halt. Went up the hill, cutting a path through the high bracken. A foul day, rained hard from morning to night and mist low down on the hills. Very disappointing. We found all rhododendron seed unripe, and most will not be ripe for a month at least. I never saw a sign of a tragopan or of monal, but will go again once or twice. It was pretty bloody in the bamboo forest, frightfully wet, and the place full of rotten wood. A bad day.

SUMMARY:
Notes record Ludlow going to camp at the foot of Kachan La, to Shao, and to Tawang (p 202–3), with brief plant annotations including Gentiana ornata (seed), Gen. gilvostriata, a rosy white form of Meconopsis, and G. amoena.

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Ludlow to Camp at foot
of Kachan La

Ludlow to Shao
? Gentiana ornata - seed

p 202-3 Ludlow to Tawang
Gen. gilvostriata
rosy white form of Meconopsis
G. amoena

SUMMARY:
At Lung, the party halted for several days of fine weather while shooting birds and searching unsuccessfully for tragopan. The diarist notes rough valley paths, collects some rhododendron seeds, and remarks that other rhododendron seeds are not yet ripe.

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Lung
20th October. Halt. The first fine day we have had since the 4th Oct.
Wind from the North, cloudy but bright. Went down the valley a
bit - wandered round the flat part below camp. Shot four birds -
saw two woodcock about a mile down. Tsongpen & the gyimpon will go
off early in the morning to look for tragopan.

21st October. Halt. Another beautiful day, fine all day. Tsongpen &
the gyimpon spent from 6 am till 2.30 pm looking in the jungle for
tragopan, but they saw none, not even any signs of them. So
I'm afraid we are unlikely to get any here now, though I have
two more days to do up on the hillside.

Lung
22nd October. Halt. Fine all day, with a very strong wind: clouded
over in the evening & looks like rain. Tsongpen & I went down a
good long way in the main valley - 5 hours. The path is
really pretty dreadful, hardly ever level for 10 yards, & as much
on notched logs & ordinary logs as on the ground. It is far the
worst I have seen anywhere this year. Shot a Heteroxenicus
stellatus, Sylviparus & Fulvetta ludlowi in beautiful plumage, saw
two or three nutcrackers. The cinnabarinum rhododendron is
not yet ripe, but I took some seeds to try. The big maddenii
R. crassum seed
2332 & 2338 were not ripe, but further down I came across one