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all but 3 Men out of 17. Some Frenchmen who were with him were killed He hid in the bush for several days & finally escaped northward to Lichiang. The Lisos in the villages were unmolested only the Europeans ^[[their]] Chinese servants being killed. Forrest was also in Tali fu at the garrison rebellion with Hainna. Both were made prisoners by the rebellious soldiers & their lives threatened. The [[strikethrough]] six soldiers were [[/strikethrough]] rebels were driven out in time to save them by regular troops from Yunnan fu.
[[circled]] 22 [[/circled]] I spent Sunday on a shooting trip with Grierson & Albertsen. We went down the valley to the great hot springs about 15 miles away. The spring is situated in a deep narrow V shaped valley. It is of large size about 12 feet in diameter & threw up a great volume of bubbling steaming water. About the edge of the spring is a bright yellow ring of sulphur & the odour of sulphur is in the air

Transcription Notes:
George Forrest (1873-1932), a Scottish botanist R.C. Grierson, of the Chinese Maritime Customs at Tangyueh, a friend of Forrest