(26) The camp was made last night + cold in the morning. Our catch produced another man; mone, golden Spiders, elk, along-tailed shrew, golden mole, Marmot's + small ajudena. The route follows a mountain stream thru forested country thru narrow + cold, ice lined the creeks + in places covered the road. The pass had an altitude of 12500 feet (Bassett) making it very slippery. [illegible] nearly salt canons, both sides fork animals carrying great blocks of salt away from Sarchu-mi; Thru all is forest paved with blocks a stone later the regulation mani Chinese roads. The forest growth was chiefly Pines: mammon whit pine + hemlock, 3 pine species. The undergrowth was a luxuriant growth of bearclaws, Oak etc. We made camp in the forest on the road at noon + spent the C M. climbing mammals.