the new gray mice cardule or catch. The natural slope we ascended was pine covered (P. monniana) with a good coating of dry grass + some rhododendron trees. At the summit (8000ft.) we took lunch in an open dry grassy meadow. Opposite us was already four rhododendron like rhododendron tree of color green & compact habit. Several other species bearing large umbels of deep red flowers were seen, also a species with single rose pink flowers. At night we made camp in a grove of pines on a dry ridge at about near a small spring - the only place with water we could find. There was no evidence of trients on the hard soil two tents were set. Night clear but not cold. 17 The route followed bridge + along the Shumpkin River + then crossed it. The route junction was everywhere loaded red sandstone & the soil a purple red & very dry, clayey & hard. Day clear + warm. The country is everywhere covered by a fine quality dry