Part 177 - Trashiyangsi: Halts at Dib La with heavy rain; mail from Kumarikhata (11–13 Sept)

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SUMMARY:
Entries for 11–13 September describe a halt at Dib La near Trashiyangsi, views toward the Nyamjang Chu valley and Tawang, and persistent heavy rain that made the ridge swampy and collecting difficult; a mail from Kumarikhata sent on 2 September arrived.

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are busy all night.

Trashiyangsi 11th Sept. Halt at Dib La. A fine view in the morning to
Dib La the Nyamjang Chu valley & across it to Tawang & the
Hypericum hookerianum 955. Muktur hills - the Tse La Range. We could not see
Aconitum janorthizum 956 down into the valley, which was filled with clouds.
The clouds soon began to rise & by 10 we were in
mist. This changed to very heavy rain by 12.0 &
continued till 3.0 pm. The rain here seems to
be exceptionally heavy. The whole ridge is a
swamp, which surprised us on arrival, but we
can see the reason easily now. This is a
difficult place to collect in, being too sharp a
ridge. The bamboo is very dense, & we did not get
such a good collection of birds today, though there
must be a number about.

Trashiyangsi 12th Sept. Halt. A perfectly awful day, pouring rain from
Dib La: morning till night. However the gloom was cleared by
Crawfordia speciosa 957 the arrival of a mail from Kumarikhata sent on 2nd
Sept. pretty good going. Up till then no outward
mail had been received by the P.M.

13th Sept Halt. Another foul day, rained hard from morning
to night. However things were brightened up by the
arrival of