Part 149 - Narin Thang, Kang La: Weather, staff ailments, and Primula eburnea seed collection

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SUMMARY:
In cold, misty conditions at Narin Thang near Kang La, the party struggles to keep warm and take flower photographs while several staff suffer foot injuries, including the mail runner, Kusho, and Tenduk. On 23rd Aug, after food poisoning from Ahmad Sheikh’s apple dumpling (which Ludlow avoided), the writer went towards the pass and bagged seeds and seedlings of Primula eburnea; a brief note mentions mail arriving on the 24th and an entry for the 26th Aug.

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any interest. We spent most of the day trying to keep warm, and in cutting each other's hair with some success. I'm getting more used to taking flower photographs in these misty conditions, and got two more good ones today. Our staff are a bit past worn. The mail runner came in with a very deep but clean cut in between his toes, made by a cut off bamboo. Kusho has a bad poisoned foot, got from walking barefoot. Being a Tibetan he is not used to that, but had to do two days over the Pang La, as his long boots were worn out. He now wades about in an old pair of my shoes. Tenduk has a septic big toe which looks very painful, but he gets along quite well.

Narin Thang
Kang La
23rd Aug. Comparatively fine in the morning, but raining hard with dense mist since 11:00 am. Can't get a photo taken of two new flowers in this. Spent a miserable night. Ahmad Sheikh poisoned me pretty thoroughly with some apple dumpling, which Ludlow was wise enough to leave. However I went up towards the pass, and put bags on

Prim. eburnea
P. eburnea to collect seeds in. I tied on 25 small and 13 large bags, over a total of about 80 heads of fading flowers. Also brought away some seedlings, and hope between them to get something home.

26th Aug. Our last mail arrived on the 24th and then