Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (2 of 5)
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The Moso + speak a similar language. The women blue tunics + short pants + blue frtan like handless. 13 This morning we took the road from the town of Wei-shi + over the range west of the place. We had already climbed 4 hrs. To reach the summit which was forested but sun covered. Hazel bushes were predominant at the base + further up were many large elders on the fern covered hillsides. Few poplars or cottonwoods were seen, at the summit were mixed birch spruce + fir trees. The altitude was doubles 12,000 feet. No game seen coming up. As a guide we had one of the local soldiers who carried a bolt action 45 cal, long barrel trench rifle. We reached at 6 PM at darks a small village occupying in very narrow deep valley. Here was the hunting place + we made camp here in what field the only spot in the narrow valley. The villagers longer work + seemed not be amazed by our destruction in the wheat. On the way I saw a tree with wolfi, like that of the peach but on lastig me fruit is to count many seeds.