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Luckily we were able to make torches of dry bamboo, 

 but even then the road was rather alarming. To fniish, 

 we arrived at Ta-tien-chih at midnight, fearfully hungry 

 and worn out, but could obtain nothing to eat except 

 rice. 



The following day I sent to recall all the collectors 

 I had left behind, and upon looking over their work, 

 both entomological and ])otani('al, I found that they 

 had done very well, and I had much reason to be pleased 

 with their exertions. I was very busy packing up all 

 day, getting the things dried as well as possible, engaging- 

 coolies and horses, of which I was fortunate enough to 

 procure three, one being for Mr. Kricheldorff, one for 

 the cook, and the third for myself. 



On August 26 Tstarted with twenty-four coolies and 

 found the horse a great assistance. I was unable to ride 

 all day, the road being, in many places, too dangerous. 

 Chin-kou-ho was reached in the evening, and here I 

 found three Yamen runners waiting for me, they having 

 been sent by the local mandarin, whom I had informed, at 

 his special desire, of my return to Wa-shan. This part 

 of the road, that is to say between Wa-shan and Kia- 

 ting-fu, is always considered to be dangerous from its 

 proximity to the Lolo frontier ; and I believe attacks 

 are more frequently made here than in the districts 

 further west and north. 



