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to be forded four times. It was about 21 feet

deep. The country round is inhabited by Lolos.

He saw some of the women in the fields. They had

Mongol features and looked short and stumpy.

Ta-pa-kuan has 120 families.

The path led over high ground beyond this, and

on July 26 Pereira reached Ta-t'ien-kai at 15/

miles. The first climb was to the top of a well-

wooded ridge, the Ma-p'o Shan, 7510 feet. The

country all round was well wooded, and there were

beautiful views of high ranges. Along the ridge

were many wild flowers, and the day was hot and

fine. At 8/ miles was Kuan-yin-ai Shan, 7490 feet,

and a very steep descent to 5270 feet at 13 miles,

and down a small valley to Ta-t'ien-kai, a place of

ninety-four families, at an elevation of 5180 feet.

July 27 was another fine hot day, and the way

lay down the valley of the Jen Ho all day to

Jen-ho-kai, 18-1-- miles. It is a town of 450 families,

at an elevation of 3789 feet. In the upper part

of the valley cotton is grown, and in the lower

part sugar-cane.

Here Pereira halted for a day to rest the mules ;

and Dr. Thompson was very busy with the sick, and

saw more than 250 patients. The thermometer

was 88° in the shade in the house and the weather

was stifling. Some bananas were obtained here.

They heard a mother unmercifully beating her

child next door, but when Thompson went to

intervene, the child sided with the mother !

The Yangtze was reached on July 29. The

path lay down the fertile Jen Ho valley for 2 miles,

then over undulating country and down to the

Yangtze, here called the Pai-shui Chiang. Nine

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