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side the bund and behind the buttress of brush and piles. The bore 

 passed them harmlessly by, merely drenching them with spray. The 

 flood following behind, however, quickly floated them off this place 

 of security, but with a few turns of the ropes, the junks were quickly 

 remoored and continued to ride safely on the racing tide. This ac- 

 complished, their loading was hastily completed, and within an hour 

 they were away for a fresh destination up stream, or, waiting two hours 

 longer, were able to effect an outward passage. 



It was a curious sight to see the other junks, which previous to the 

 formation of the bore Avere sheltering in Bore Shelter Bay or behind 

 the islands out beyond the mouth of the river, come riding swiftly 



Aspect of River Two Minutes before the Arrival of the Bore. 



in amid the after-rush, past Haining toward Hangchow, with all sails 

 set but with their bows in every direction. On the days we observed 

 there were each time a baker's dozen of them, but sometimes as many 

 as thirty junks may be seen utilizing tidal energy for ascending the 

 river at a speed exceeding that of an ordinary steam vessel of equal 

 size. As soon as they could steer a little, they made for the shelters 

 behind the buttresses, where they allowed themselves to be stranded 

 by the falling tide. 



Steam vessels, not being able to follow the junkmen's method of 

 avoiding the difficulties of navigation, can not use the river. The 

 imminent danger to which those attempting it would be exposed might 

 be inferred from the description we have given, and is clearly shown 



