very small woman, some al 3 feet tall but male or strong in build. Two species I smell previously seen on the way whil had head, A pink blossoms. A steep descent of 2000 feet brought us down to the ferry on the Salmon which is here a quiet stream. 100 yds wide & very deep. The sides of the valley are steep with only narrow patches of alluvial soil bordering the rivers. We made camp at the ferryman's but on the east bank, where there were old rice terraces & level land (18) The country looked favorable for collecting so we decided to set out traps. The toadine and mountain pitter & peafowl occurred here. The ferry consists of a long raft of bamboo poles lashed together by vines & bark. This structure is propelled by shovel like oars which have a square bamboo frame & are pulled back toward the boat like a snow shovel which they present