the field.. The day was bright but an only a moon. Altitude about 2000 feet. The climate here is like that of Tibet, described by Sven Hedin; the nights are colder, cold of the midday hot with in the sun & cold in the shade. [25] We broke camp at 8 o'clock in the bitter frost & continued our way. The route crossed a series of ridges with cultivated valleys & villages. At 5 P.M. we reached a large village, Tien, Fa-Chen-wu (Chicken Crow) situated in a deep narrow valley without much cultivation. The town is supported by a salthevell which supplies the whole country northward as far as Tsi-chi-ang. The view of the Hankeng-Schweim divide today was a absolutely level range but as solid as a wall with a few model prominences summit, no peaks or passes were visible on the skyline. Oenltrap caught a silver mole a pheasant & a grey Civitium, but not more of the Oldracens mouse.