at long intervals, we met on the way parties of Curie men & women carrying loads of firewood. There were brass gaynes jawed & strong cheeked dressed Chinese in appearance to a great extent at Pai-ga in the canyons I saw many Prospect holes & on showed me prices showing green copper stains & bright temples. At lunch we stopped in a small valley covered with fields. The dunes marched right large English walnut trees from which the crop had been brought. Before reaching San Chuan, where camped we passed down sandstone hills yellow tumbleders of which lined the road. The country was inhabited & forested, no snow mutes could be seen in the distance. (30) At daybreak there was a fine drizzly rain which continued all day. 14th, the caravan got