Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (2 of 5)
Page 41
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Transcription
"Most of the small animals we have been trapping are cought as commonly in the day as the night. The same species were caught on the dykes as in the hedges. Some of our traps were stolen today, no doubt by the small boys who have watched & followed us. These machines have brought in today many frogs, toads, mice & rats and a live Tarpa. Just after 2 o'clock we visited us at noon, Mrs. Losh & a school girl Miss Bagnall. The surrounding country remains closed so that the snow mountains remained hidden. During the afternoon we had a heavy rain shower. 5) The day was cloudy like the others but no heavy rain storm occured. The boys of the Hichawg brought in 3 live Tarpias which were wild but not savage & kept for pets. They uttered a peculiar