Mr, Rock spent one night in dilapidated village temple, full of coffins, His native guard' deserted him; outside the town he heads of ive victims, Killed some. days before, were hanging from poles. "From Tungehuan to Chaotung. is five days' journey, and two days out of Tungehuan T had the most terrible experience of my life." Mr. Rach, writes "With much. misgivings I left 'Tungehuan. The first day passed without incident, but the second had much in store for us. After lunch under an old walnut tree we made our way over the mountains with rol all the followers who' my 12 Nashi men, 26° mules, 40. took of my going and Joined on for the sake of pro-ection which the soldiers ""We had not. gone very my head muleteer came and that robbers were behind caravan, T waited for the mules to catch up with us, and as they' came in sight T rode on, but not for long, as my boys yelled 'Robbers are coming,' "and! at that moment they opened fire on us.
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