place + when the caravan stops at noon they are lifted off in a second or so, Camped in a temple 100 yards outside of the village of Shortzen where we arrived at 5:30 P.M. [13] Made a very early start, getting away at 6:3 & [illegible]. Morning foggy. Climbed the ridge out of Shortzen valley. The hill side was very bushy + many small birds were seen. Then we dropped down into another small valley + ascended another ridge which we followed for two leagues. This one was [illegible] as were the hills + country in sight for many miles - in places men steps cloaked by bushy only shrub-grass, etc. We reached the village of Kibwang Thing in a steady rain. Here we camped in a large deserted temple well removed from the town. We have seen no rodent remains along of our camps or on the edges of