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plied with while insisting on Weatherbe's im-

mediate release.

There were living here Mr. Clover, of the Porte

Costal Mission, and Mr. J. F. Rock, an American

botanist. Pereira stayed with the latter, who

told him that above the junction of the Chung

Chiang and Yangtze, about two and a half days

from Likiang, there are the most wonderful gorges,

through which the river races in mad rapids, while

the mountains rise 12,000 or 13,000 feet above it.

Pereira was much tempted to go and see them,

but time was pressing, so he gave up the idea.

There are a number of Mosu about Likiang.

They object to being called Mosu and call them-

selves Na-hsi, which means black people. There

being a festival, crowds of Mosu girls had collected.

Many were walking together like in a girls' school :

others were sitting out. The girls were in parties

and the boys kept separate.

Small pandars, locally called huo-hu or fire-fox,

are found near here.

Having collected mules for his next big stage,

that is, A-tun-tzu, Pereira left Likiang Fu on

August 11, marching 9 miles to Chi-L'o-ts'un.

The road led across the plain and round the

La-shih-Shui Lake. The next day he marched

16 miles to Shih-ku. At first the road led over

rolling hills with plenty of pine trees, then it was

less well wooded, and there was a gradual rise till

at 54 miles the Mu - hsien P'o, 8400 feet, was

reached. Beyond there was a steep descent,

partly by zigzag, and below the Yangtze could

be seen making its big bend to the north. The

hills were high and partly covered with pine, but

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