Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (2 of 5)
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"Brawl from Porey were also secured,\nWe were surprised to get no problems\nor Springs at this elevation. Very\nfew birds were seen here, only a\nblue wheatear + a few larks on\nthe grassy hills, We broke camp\nat 9 A.M. + crossed the pass which\nwas bordered by snow-banks on\nthe north slope only. The road\ndropped steeply down thither,\nside then over grass slopes + fir\nforest. At 11 o'clock the bander zone\nwas again encountered + pine or\ncolts appeared here also. This\nforest led to the village of\nTung-ge-sho, composed of adobe\nhouses. Also a recent affair:\nas all the fields were filled by stumps\nof the forest trees felled to clear\nthe land. No choice other than\nto live here. One of the residents is\nclad + offered to quit us to\nmonor hunting profits. We\nmade camp in a ravine at the\nupper end of the village.\n30 Our stops at Tung-ge-sho spelled\nabout 20 mice, chiefly a rodent about\nwired godwings new to me, also a