Wei-shi at dusk . It is situated on a rude hill a few hundred feet above the valley which is level , rice fields & a good sized stream occupying it. A low mud wall runs about the town but this is so narrow low that it affords no protection its merely a boundary. Our camp was situated on a small sprin clad hill near an old temple occupied by some poor people + their drop screen shop tents outside. 12 Most of the day was spent in Wei-shi gathering information about the game animals & surrounding country. The Catholic priest at present man was away so asked the magistrate to his record gives some information. We bought some 20 flying squirrel pelts at 50 cents each. They come from the Burma borderland where they are trapped annually. The dealers said they were attracted to fires at night & caught thus . The people here are Siu-ti-kemen but look lazy