Part 115 - June halts at Phobsikha and march to Camp Tsophup near Dungshinggang

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SUMMARY:
Heavy rain flooded the camp at Phobsikha, mail was sent via Adao and Chirang, and plans were made to proceed to Dungshinggang. Pimbo fell ill and was left behind with quinine and aspirin to rejoin later. On 16 June they reached Camp Tsophup near Dungshinggang amid hail and rain, noting Primula pusilla near camp.

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valley, certainly has nothing of interest in the open part of it. Even
P. erythrocarpa, so big elsewhere, is dwarfed here on the red soil.

14th June. Halt. Phobsikha District

15th June Halt. Phobsikha District. Yesterday was an awful day. It rained all
night & swamped the whole camp, soaking all the servants' bedding.
It poured equally hard all day & all last night. Today has been
really very nice, & has been fine & sunny all afternoon. I spent all
the time writing a mail, & have just sent it off via Adao & Chirang.
We go on tomorrow to Dungshinggang. Pimbo has fever, & I am
leaving him behind tomorrow, to come on with the coolies on 21st if
he is fit. He is not very bad, but has pains, some fever, &
'chukkas'. I hope he recovers. He will remain with a bottle of quinine &
of aspirin. onto Black Mt - Dungshinggang

16th June. Camp Tsophup. Dungshinggang 10 miles. Ht. approx. 14,000'. Very much
to our surprise, it was fine in the morning, & was really lovely
till about 9:30, when there was a sudden very heavy hailstorm.
After that rain & bright intervals alternated. We did not see
much coming up, & a little primula I had marked down
before, hardly seemed to have moved. But I found a few of it
near camp, it is P. pusilla. Then in the little gully where the