horse and runs little ah narrow man trails, no calcitus does even ascend so high as the lake cannot be carried down the steep cliffs. He describes the country at the summit as a heavy virgin forest with heavy thickets of laurel & bristles. The English who reached the top was lost for 3 days on his way down the side being invisible from the canyon where he went astray. Earth- quakes Hama says occur here annually, chiefly in rock but none are very severe. The revolt against Yuan Shikai started in Yun- nan by the whole army which began operations by marching against Szechuan which was loyal to the govern- ment. There was no fighting inside the province which rebelled on July 1st. Last August the officials were enmeshed with a consignment which they had smuggled into Shanghai or one of its ports. The Secretary of the military governor Tang's Master were in the party. There has been little fighting.