To the snows of Tibet through China . evel of the paddy fields,on which clumps of trees were growing, and beneaththeir shade the farmhouses were l^uilt. I found com-fortable lodgings in a temple. On August 8 I made anexcursion round Wan-nien-ssu, and found that thecountry had every appearance of being a splendid col-lecting ground, being very rich in species and coveredto a great extent with virgin forest. One of my coolies who had come from Ta-tsien-luwas here obliged to leave, as he had a bad sore on hisback caused by the load he had carried down, and whichwas part of my botanical collection
To the snows of Tibet through China . evel of the paddy fields,on which clumps of trees were growing, and beneaththeir shade the farmhouses were l^uilt. I found com-fortable lodgings in a temple. On August 8 I made anexcursion round Wan-nien-ssu, and found that thecountry had every appearance of being a splendid col-lecting ground, being very rich in species and coveredto a great extent with virgin forest. One of my coolies who had come from Ta-tsien-luwas here obliged to leave, as he had a bad sore on hisback caused by the load he had carried down, and whichwas part of my botanical collection. I therefore paidhim his money, and he went to Kia-ting-fu to get a fewthings he had left in my boat; After getting them, hewas returning to the town in a sampan, when he felloverboard and lost all his hard-earned wages. He wasnow ten days journey from home and in a pennilessstate, but luckily Mr. Kricheldorff had just arrived fromMou-pin, and on applying to him he gave him sufficientcash to enable him to reach his home. This coolie.
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