Eureka Reporter | 1904-12-30 | Page 5 | Bees Routed Surveying Party

bees routed surveying party A surveyor in g accidentally discovered a nest of bees reports the malay mail on seeing what he had bad done he turned and bolted through the jungle rut but it was of no use tor for a large number of the insects pursued him and stung him on the eyes nose cheeks neck and hands after a run of about a quarter of a mile with the insects at work ork all the time he tell fell and the bees appeared to pass over him but shortly afterward several ot of them returned to the charge dur ing his wild rush through the jungle ung the unfortunate surveyor tore and C cut t himself badly with mith thorns finally one of his coolies discovered him and took him back to his quarters dur in ing 0 this encounter some of the sur coolies took refuge in an ad jacent stream but nevertheless they were also attacked and finally had to bolt through the jungle