Part 139 - Singhi Dzong camp and Khoma Chu route notes

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SUMMARY:
A rain-soaked, leech-infested approach to camp in dense jungle is described, with note that Tsekang is deserted as people have gone to Samang. On 17th August at SINGHI DZONG, specimens of Spotted winged Grosbeak, Scaly breasted wren, and Blandford's Rose finch were obtained, and the route is detailed along the Khoma Chu past a mani wall at TOSUMANI with multiple river crossings.

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Camp is in a small clearing in the jungle, the only level place near. Leeches are bad!! Another very trying day. It rained all the way here, we could see nothing. Even had there been no mist, we should have seen nothing of the scenery, owing to the denseness of the jungle. We had mules to ride again, but poor beasts, they could hardly get along the path. There are many roots along it & in between deep pools of mud, a foot, or sometimes more deep.

Tsekang is now deserted, the few people who used to be there, having gone to Samang.

17th August. SINGHI DZONG. 12 ½ m. To 12900 +3600' (new setting of aneroid).

4 Got specimens of the Spotted winged Grosbeak: Scaly breasted wren. Blandford's Rose finch.

Path continues up R bank of Khoma Chu through dense jungle, birch, fir, larch & rhod. jungle is bad & very difficult for riding mules. At m. 7 a small mani wall is passed, this is called TOSUMANI 11000. There are no houses here & no cultivation. At m 7 ½ the Khoma Chu is crossed to the left bank. The Khoma Chu here appears to be a side stream as it runs at right angles to the direction the path has been joining. The left bank is followed up a very steep stony bad path to m 8 ½ where it is recrossed to the