Journals of expeditions to Mongolia from 1919 to 1930
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20 Turned in at 9:30. It was a beautiful starlight night with moonlight and we stopped at the [illegible] and on the farm we were gone until morning. We slept late, cowboys and when three hours high spirits had faded but work fast, chains and trugged the tripod up the motory carrier came a little back of us by the Dodge cars and at 9:30 we started for the [illegible]. Mrs. [illegible] & a Chinese driver sat in the front seat while I was with one of the rear wheels manage the camera. Mac, Mrs. Mr. [illegible] & Owen were all in the car. There was a bird antelope within a mile of camp and they started out on a beautiful trail. It traveled fast with splendid pictures as the men in the top car jumped off & began to shoot, but our motor was running too full speed & we could not [illegible] the others. We tried it again on a second hunt but finally had to give it up as the motor was still breaking. Leaving the three quits in the [illegible] car.