CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I.— HANOI TO MONGTSE 



My Companions — Plan of Travel — Death of M. de Grandmaison — M. Briffaud — At Hanoi — 

 Final Preparations — Our Men — Ascent of the Red River by Steamer — \'en-Tay — Laokay — 

 By Junk to Mahao — First Difficulties with the Chinese — On to Mongtse — Stay at the Con- 

 sulate — Situation of the Missionaries^We organise the Caravan — A Walk in the Town — 

 The Market — General Ma — Customs Officials — Life of the Europeans at Mongtse — Climate 

 — The Plague — Food Resources ........ 



CHAPTER n.— FROM MONGTSE TO SSUMAO 



Departure from Mongtse — Descent to Manhao — Cross the Red River — Mafou F'ears — Explora- 

 tion — On the Right Bank ; Ascent — Difficulties with our Men — The Hou-Nis — At Fong- 

 chen-lin — Hospitality of a Chinese Mandarin — Hydraulic Pestles — The Lintindjous — Hou- 

 Nis again — By the River Side — District of the Pais — First Appearance of Lolos — New 

 Natives of the Miaotse Tribe — A Few Words on the Natives of Minnan — Pretty Country 

 by the River — Isa ; Particulars of — Hou-Ni Adventure — Souto ; Discovery of Lolo MSS. — 

 Fresh P'acts about the Hou-Nis and the Pais — At Lou-tchou ; Lodge with a Lolo Chief ; 

 Information concerning the Lolos — Our Followers — Fran9ois — The Urchin — Victims of a 

 Theft — Our Prisoners — Death of my Horse — Difficult Passage of the La-niou-ho — Renewed 

 Trouble with the Mafous — More Natives, the Hatous — Passage of the Black River — Fire ! 

 — Muong-le — Halt at Muong-le ; Tidings of i], Pavie — The Market ; Trade Statistics — 

 Scene among the Mafous — On the Road again ; a Hailstorm, and its Effects — Worship of 

 the Wood Deity — In the Basin of the Mekong — Forest Bivouac — 500th Kilometre — Chantzeu 

 and his Steed — Pretty Scenery — Arrival at Ssumao ...... 35 



CHAPTER HI.— SSUMAO TO TALI 



Stay at Ssumao — Civility of the Mandarin — Troubles with our Men — We start for the West — 

 Mules Stolen — Among the Pais — The Mekong — The Lochais — Dayakeu — Theft of Roux's 

 Baggage — Disappearance of Nam — Lolo Dances — Roux's Digression on the Mekong Right 

 Bank — Crossing of the Se-kiang — The Pou Mas — Linguen, a Pretty Valley — Near the 

 Salwen Basin — Stop at Mienning — Ruse of our Followers — The Makotou Stabbed — 

 Chinese Character — Mong-Ma — Dismissal of Frangois — A Mutiny Averted — Vunchou — 

 Elephants — Chunning-Fou — Bridge over the Mekong — -Valley of the Vang-pi — Plain of 

 Meng-hua-ting — Lake of Tali (Er'hai) — .\rrival at Tali-Fou . . . . S4 



