Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-04
TELLS OF L0L0LAND
Traveller Speaks of Savages He
Met in Western Part of China.
They Are WarIike Race, Living In a
District Which Is Mountainous,
but Very Rich In Mineral
Resources.

Shanghai, China.-Little is known
even in China about the Lotto country
in the western part of the empire,
but short time ago a missionary
came from this district and he was
able to tell US that these savages are
friendly to the white man who deals
with them cautiously and that they
are submitting to the teaching of the
few missionaries that have penetrated
into the district.
Lololand has attracted a good deal
Of attention in Shanghai, and even In
America recently, on account Of the
travels in that district OF DR.. Dement,,
who accidentally shot a native of
Tibet and had to be tried in Shanghai
for manslaughter. Following this. an
Englshman named Brooke was muir
dared by Lolos and the real facts have
only come to light with the return OF
Mr.. e. s. Little, who has been on an
extended tour In western China Mr..
Brooke was stoned to death after
shooting Lolo chief in self-defense-
Mr.. Little travelled through the
country from Yachow, across the
Tungho river down to Ningyuan and
across the Yangtsze, at a place 500
miles above the highest point at which
| 1t is navigable, and he found that this
country consisted of lofty mountains
with passes 10000 to 1900 feet high.
The mountains tower on all sides and
throughout the district named they
| are held by Lolo savages, who are
continually at war with the Chinese,
or each other. When Mr. Little en-.
tered the country he Immediately
! came into touch with a score of raids.
| On one occasion he passed through a
| valley on either side of which were
| opposing forces of Lolos. On another
occasion he heard that the road in
! front of him had been the scene OF
| two raids and he found that 40 people
had been carried off captive and sold
as slaves by the Lolos.
Mr.. Little had many unpleasant ex
| per1ences, but he was able to talk In
Chinese with many of the Lolos, as
| they understand little of that Ian
| guage. The men have copied to some
extent the Chinese dress, but over
all they wear a wooden cloak The
| women wear shirts, but no shoes
| stockings or underclothes. All OF
them are strangers to soap and water
| Some of the women have pretty fea,
| lures and the whole race Is dark, but
OF fine carriage and physique, and Mr.
Little considers them superior In
many respects to the Chinese. The
Lolos are armed with Anticipated fire
arms, long spears and all sorts of mis-.
cellaneous weapons. They are clever
at stone throwing and when they can.
| not reach their enemy for a hand-to.
hand encounter they hurl pieces of
rock through the air with remarkable
| accuracy.
The whole country has great posi-
bilities. Mr.. Little saw gold, copper.
zinc, lead and silver mines, some of
which were being worked successfully
in the native way, and others are
waiting for the necessary capital. In
the course of his journey he passed
mountains of highly mineralized rock
that had not been developed or
touched In any way. Through all
these mountains there are many
streams of water which would give
power for running factories and light.
ing them.