Our camp was situated in a grove of tall slender pines on a small promontory above the creek, which the road follows after leaving the Mekong River. We are here some 4 thousand from the river & on feet in altitude, I caught a very fulvous spiny rat somewhat like the Ethiopian species. Also 4 Micromys, 6 Apodemus of small size, 3 Sorax (short tailed) 1 Sorco ( long tailed ) A caught a silver Vole & small Apodemus + Sorax. It went out hunting down the creek & returned with a goral which he found in company with 3 others high up on a steep precipice of rocks, but goral are also said to occur here for no monkey or other game. The day was clear & my wife's stomach contained herbs + leaves only. In the afternoon I found a painted jeron + a chameleon in the tropics. The Goral shook several days ago and had its hair bone, products in its stomach, apparently vegetation.