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the Tibetans attacked them near Tze-ku, but they

repulsed the attack and drove the Tibetans back

nearly to Yakalo. Afterwards they came to terms

and each occupied separate villages in the same

country. Most of the Chinese troops in these

parts are recruited from the Mosu, and only very

few from the Lisu.

In the afternoon of August 27, after burying

the muleteer and arranging for his effects, Pereira

marched 5 miles through gorges between high hills

to Huan-fu-p'ing, 6144 feet, a village of sixteen

families.

On August 28 he marched 16 miles to Yang-tsa

(in Tibetan La-dze). The hills were more sloping

and the villages were high up, and there were only

hamlets by the river. The villages were now all

Tibetan with flat mud - roofed Tibetan houses.

At 5 miles was the narrow and fine Hsiao-yen-

chai gorge. The path was very narrow, and there

were steep precipitous drops to the river. In

places the Mekong was not more than 100 feet

wide. Yang-tsa, 6366 feet, has five families, all

Tibetan. Pereira stayed in a clean square plank

Tibetan room, but fleas were very troublesome.

A wild country with steep hill-sides was passed

through on the next day's march. The path

winds up the steep hill-side rising at 4-i miles to

7643 feet. It then keeps along high up with very

big steep drops to the Mekong, which rushed in

rapids through deep gorges far below. At 9 miles

is Kunia, a village of ten Tibetan houses. At

12 miles the Chia-pieh Ya-k'ou, 7980 feet, was

reached. From here there was a grand view back

down the Mekong valley. All round were great

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