Journals of expeditions to Mongolia from 1919 to 1930
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5 pretty badly hurt himself the rugged rocks into sharp points without seeing any sheep. Barker was all out from his hard hunt of Sunday when he saw 10 or 12 sheep but got none. I am the next to Kevin him. Tues. Oct.28 Tom Barker left this a.m. gave bath to the sheep. I was feeling very sick with my cold, stayed in bed all day. Wed. Oct.29 we left for Tai Hai tonight capital. we had wanted to go into another sharp place of Li found on thi but the Chinese would not let us because of bandits. Barker there have trouble so decided not to go there this' there is no doubt that these are more danger than at our shi tu. On second day along the base of the mt. it just there seemed to be good country for sheep. Thurs. Oct.30 Today we had travelled well until about noon when the cart turned over in a deep ravine. Fortunately it caught on two rocks so did not go to the bottom but most of our stuff dropped out so far below. Clint had been riding on the cart and did not like the work after place they were from