past four days. Took a walk in warm weather and put on some clean clothes—a luxury. feather clean and warm. Aug 29 Sunday. Atanexerdlung. Fifth continuous flowing day. Had a late breakfast and then hiked and I started out for the Encicene plant beds. These are at an elevation one 1200, the others 1410 feet. The former yields the iron stones or “Atanexerdlung Stones”. I expected to be able to get just quantity of these but the outlook is rather against this. Returned to camp by 2 P.M. around five o'clock turn ice on our both powder at camp. On arriving in camp found that Jons Lay the governor of Daskell is on our text to make a call. Mr. Stickney was entertaining him with the wine gives us by the other Pastor. Dinner was soon ready and we asked the old man in to dine with us. He had soup and crockets, duck and coffee and peering peaches. Later we served a hot toddy. After this the governor went to his boat for several bottles of fine anise in Daskell and a bottle schnapps and a box of “sandrine” cigars. During the drinking he