The slope of the ridges so steep that only a little thin layer of snow can lay on the top peak. We reached the mountain village at 1:30 P.M. x completed a small village temple above the village. The place was pleasantly situated in a grove of spruce with a stream of mountain water running thru the temple court, level road was level followed the floor of the valley thru the bridge fields. Many fields were being plowed by horses, joxen. The plain matcha farrows extends with a wide angled shore, much gethmeras was made a wood. The open ones all yelks or Indian no canker being met with. After lunch at 4 P.M. I went to the base of the mountain with Li to set some traps. The lower slopes of the main is cheated by pine open forest of live oaks & maples. The rock formation was gray quartz.