Part 225 - Mail dispatch, interruptions, and transport arrangements

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SUMMARY:
The diarist collected flowers, including a new Lonicera, and noted a small remote village. After resolving a delay when their dakchi was engaged by another man, the mail was sent around 11:00 with a promise of return by the twelfth day. They refused to exchange Tibetan notes, gathered local paper for drying specimens, arranged transport with an accompanying man for tomorrow, and recorded trouble with coolies over pay.

CONTENT:
got one or two flowers including a new Lonicera. There is a small village of 2 houses or jompa up there, tucked away in a very steep valley. When I came back I found the mail had not gone. Our dakchi was engaged by another man as servant. I was pretty vexed at that, sent for him, but luckily the 'new master' had just gone off on the kunghon, so we sent the mail off soon after 11.0. He promises to be back by the twelfth day. Today has been a succession of interruptions - would I change silver Rs. for notes, had I a torch bulb for sale, would I give the pretty girl's brother some cigarettes. The notes turned out to be Tibetan notes, so I refused. I never knew there were such things as Tibetan notes. We have collected about 50 more sheets of local paper, so now have a pretty good supply of drying paper available till the mail comes in. We are promised transport for tomorrow, & have a man appointed to come with us as far as we want him to make all arrangements. So all now seems set fair. There has been some trouble with coolies which I cannot quite make out. They refused to come & reported getting too little money or pay. They were