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March 6 We continued our
hunt for old & gibbons but
without results. Located about
by their wailing notes at 10 A.M.
but they were timid + sneaked
away after I approached the
trees they were in noislessly
+ moved only when they called to
assist to be heard stalking.
Their notes are quite varied
when nearly & clearly like rather
than a wail. As I was leaving
camp in the morning I shot a
fine & grangleford Assoumoo
monkeys along one which
was caught in one of my rat
traps at below camp frighting
Ju-mo so that he did not bring
it to camp + in the P.M.
when I went out hunt
the place trap was bare none.
We moved camp up the
Valley over the lake trail &
crossed the river. Have seen
+ camped across the creek
where lived here where Shan
villages. These people are not
decided by talking + done my
bird playing moves with the