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SUMMARY:
Notes mention Ludlow at Jonpa La, including a view from the Jonpa La Ridge and bulbs of Cardiocrinum giganteum.

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Ludlow at Jonpa La
L. 210 : view from Jonpa La Ridge.

Ludlow at Jonpa La
bulbs of Cardiocrinum giganteum

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At Chayul, the diarist notes poor weather and that Danang and Tendru have not yet arrived. The Dzongpen kindly arranges to send mail to Tsona, while Tsongpen is unwell for translation work. The following day is a fine halt day; mail is dispatched early, expected to reach Tsona by the 4th and Ludlow around the 10th, while the party still awaits Danang and company.

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31st October. Chayul. Rain during last night, & cloudy all day with a strong cold wind up the valley. Danang & Tendru have not arrived yet. The Dzongpen is very kind, & is arranging to send a mail on from here to Tsona. I don't know, he has his doubts, whether Tsona will send it on at once, but I hope so. We have not met today, as Tsongpen hardly feels up to the translation work with a Dzongpen. Mail leaves tomorrow morning.

1st November. Chayul. Halt. Stayed in camp, a very boring day. Danang & Co have not arrived, but I don't think they will be later than tomorrow, the arranged date. If they are, it means they must have been held up for transport. Today was a perfect day. It rained a little in the night, & there was snow very low down. For the first time yet, the wind blew down the valley, & this is the best sign of the end of the monsoon we have had. Not a cloud in the sky this evening. The mail went off this morning before 6.0, & the man will reach Tsona on the 4th midday. At that rate it should reach Ludlow about the 10th Nov.

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Brief note indicating Ludlow is at Jelep La and that collectors Danong and Tenduk return.

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Ludlow at Jelep La

Collectors Danong & Tenduk
return

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Halt at Chayul; in the afternoon Danona and Fienduh arrived after traveling via Lo La and Bimbi La to Migyitun, reporting snow on the passes. Problems with headmen at Migyitun and Chuchar over demands for loshas, while seed collecting was largely successful though several desired gentians were unripe or snow-covered at Tsobumang, Zundali, Kyimpu, and Lo La.

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Chayul
2nd November. Halt: Another perfect day, clouded all night. Tsomp-
I walked about half way to Cyandro, expecting to meet Danona
Fienduh, but as there was no sign of them by 10, we returned,
and prepared to stay another day. However they turned up soon
after 2:00 pm, and we have got through all we had to here, and are
off tomorrow. As far as I have made out so far, they had
good weather to the Lo La, where there was an inch of snow.
When they left there snow fell heavily. They returned by
the Bimbi La, then down to Migyitun. There was no coolie
trouble anywhere but at Migyitun and Chuchar. Halt.
Migyitun has been arrested and taken to Kyimdong Dzong for
not paying rents. I'm not sorry, as they were snobs. The Chuchar
'sort' of a headman, who calls himself Dzongpen, demanded
loshas, and would produce no one unless they paid. Of seeds, they
seem to have got a good show and it includes most of the
wanted things with the exception of a number of badly
wanted gentians. The white C. from Tsobumang was under feet
of snow. The blue 2592 from Zundali was not ripe, the
little blue one from Kyimpu was never shown to them, and the
C. amoena from the Lo La is not ripe or all eaten by bugs.

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Notes successful collection of several primulas (including from Tsari La) and other plants, with roughly 150 specimens and some seed, though access to Lo La was denied and the Tsari route was difficult due to deep snow. At Chuchar nothing was obtained, perhaps due to the headman; Danang remarked a 1 Sept departure would have been better. The Dzongpen seeks a Mauser pistol license via R.B. Norbu, and the Kyimdong Dzongpen was very helpful; both collectors seem fit.

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Ramzana's blue primula had no seed, gone over the Lo La
they could not get as they were not allowed over there.
Otherwise I think they have done well. Ludlow's yellow
primula, the almost black one, the reddish violet sikkimensis
from Shugden & the yellow which we hope is KW's
new one, from the Tsari La, are all collected. They have
brought a number of plants too, which may remain alive,
on the whole I think they have done very well. But as yet I have
not had time to see what they have got. Both seem fit.
The Bimbi La was very deep in snow & snow was down to
Chosam; so the Tsari part was very difficult. At Chuchar
they got nothing, but perhaps that was the fault of the
headman. It is interesting to hear that rhododendrons were
more than ripe, & that Danang says if they had left us on
1st Sept, it would have been better. Altogether they seem
to have about 150 specimens, with seed, some of which of
course, I also have. The Dzongpen is very keen to have a
Mauser pistol, & I have said I will speak to R.B. Norbu
about a license. The Kyimdong Dzongpen was very good
indeed to them. Tenduk was impressed to show how a cake

SUMMARY:
Brief note indicating Ludlow's travel to and presence at Khoma Nagri.

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Ludlow to Khoma Nagri

Ludlow at Khoma Nagri

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A Jongpen provided sugar, dried fruit, and a rifle for a potentially dangerous journey to the Lola, and is praised—along with the Chayul Jongpens—as helpful and pro-British. On 3 November at Yar Shika, the party travelled in fine weather; Ludlow went on ahead, and the writer reviewed the first part of Damon’s collection while contending with strong winds and uncertain information about the Karta-Pula Dza La route between Trashi Trongme and Tsuna. On 4 November at Shio Dzong, conditions were again good with peaks clearing by morning.

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should be made, she says he did it with great success. Sugar & kishmish were provided by the Jongpen. The latter said that perhaps they would be in danger going to the Lola that they should take a rifle with them. He gave one, & made them take it, which I think was extremely good of him. He gave a great deal of help all the way, & undoubtedly he & the Chayul Jongpens are very nice helpful people, & both very pro-British.

3rd November. Yar Shika. 11500? 12 m. A perfect day. Left at 6.30, in at 1.30 pm. Ludlow went on further from here, & I believe transport was very late. Went over the first 45 of Damon's collection, they are very uninteresting so far. But we are reaching the more interesting zone. I'm afraid he missed a great deal. There is a perfectly hellish wind here tonight, though there was hardly any till 3.0 pm. I can find out nothing about the Karta-Pula Dza La route, though one man said two days from Trashi Trongme to Tsuna, which is obviously all wrong.

4th November. Shio Dzong 15m. 13200' Another perfect day: all the peaks are cloudy, but clear by 7.0 am. There were no gymnosperms in

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A brief note indicating that Sushila is at Khoma Nagri.

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Sushila at Khoma Nagri

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After securing authority, the party changed transport at Tro Shika, passed Trashi Trongme, and reached Shio, finding the Dzongpen absent but his substitute helpful. On 5th November at Pendo, they started early, reached Karta quickly, found no yaks, and sent coolies onward toward Cha.

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Sheka
Yar Shika, once we had our authority. A few coolies started at 6:30, the rest about 8:00. Changed transport at Tro Shika, then on a very short way to Trashi Trongme, which we left at 1:00 pm. Coolies came well, we were in Shio at 4:30, about 12 m. up the Loro Nakpo Chu from the junction. The Dzongpen is away, but a most excellent man is here in his place. I think there should be no trouble. But I can find out nothing about the road on, how long the transport expect to take from Karta to Tsona. The atmosphere today was wonderfully clear and the colouring of the bare hills magnificent. Shio is an attractive place, the Dzong consists of some neat whitewashed houses, on top of a huge square lump of conglomerate, and has a very commanding position. I have only seen it in the evening light, but it looks very pretty. Locals all very friendly. These constant changes of transport are a perfect curse.

5th November. Pendo. 15,000' approx. 15 miles.
A lovely day. We started off with a rush just before 6:30, and the coolies went very well indeed to Karta, doing the 7 miles in 3 hours. At Karta we found there were no yaks, but coolies were promised to take us to Cha. They got off by 11:00 and on we went. At