then it lit up trying to just and hope that it was nothing but very - thing was a lake. At dark our Lama returned saying he had found three carts so he said that Mame, Suan should send 3 well carts next day to take our stuff to their camp. In front of us was a magnificent valley between hills, heavily forested with spruce and it was then that the cutters were getting word. It was a fine clear day when we arrived but the gray horse had strayed and Lama had a three hr hunt to bring him in. He returned just as the three carts arrived. Two were upon drawn my bulls & one by a magnificent yak cow, grabbing our carts lightly, I almost feel carts we into their camp & forked into river above where I'd had tried to cross, it takes not too easy matter for both horses but they pull next time as this it was a mud puddle. The road ascended sharply to the north & continued up the river close to its bank, finally turning to the east into a splendid wide valley into which half a dozen smaller valleys emptied on each side. Each one has heavily forested except at their bottom which