"Prayer wheels & also offered to take me thru the temple. No mean of the snow mountains or even then nearby hills was obtained today. (1) This morning at daylight the rain was falling heavily. I visited the curator of Botany at the Botanic Gardens. Two local naturalist are in the community but he said that several of the ten-planters were enthusiastic sportsmen & knew the surrounding country well. At the present time he said no persons were allowed to enter Tibet but a few years ago permission could be obtained & he had been granted such favor by the Indian Govt. At 6 P.M. the fog & clouds lifted somewhat & all the nearby hills & valleys but the snow peaks remained hidden.