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road, and sometimes, but rarely, a room is found in 

 tliem better and cleaner than the rest, probably reserved 

 for an official wlien travelling. During the night a cry 

 of thieves was raised, and about a dozen were seen out- 

 side the gates. I had twenty-two men with me, the 

 remainder being at another inn, and no attack was made. 

 They left as the day was breaking, after having stayed 

 for nearly five hours. I was glad to find no reinforce- 

 ments come up, and had an anxious time, having a 

 good deal of silver with me, a fact they were probably 

 aware of. 



May 23. — Left at 7 a.^j. and crossed a tributary 

 of the Tung Eiver at 9 o'clock, travelling through a very 

 wild and rugged region. Lolo houses could be seen on 

 the other side of the valley of the Tung Eiver. These 

 houses can be easily distinguished from those of the 

 Chinese, being built of stone instead of mud, and having 

 flat roofs, small windows, and watch towers. The path 

 now is very narrow and dangerous ; a sUp might send 

 one rolling down hundreds of feet. 



After a tiring day got to Lulu-ping at 4 p.m. This 

 place is at an elevation of 4,250 feet. I found the land- 

 lord of the inn very civil. He showed me a part of the 

 weekly 'Times' of November 23, 1877, containing a 

 report of part of the celebrated trial of Benson and 

 others. This newspaper had been left behind by !Mr. 



