54: GUN, BOD, AND SADDLE. 



characteristic features of this island are a succession 

 of mountain peaks, in parts very rocky and barren, 

 the balance of the hill-sides being covered with 

 stunted brush. However, there are two valleys 

 tolerably well covered with timber, viz., the Happy 

 Valley and Taytan Valley ; in the former is the 

 race-course, where annually is held a meeting, also 

 the grave-yard, where worn-out man is deposited. 

 A pretty spot is the Happy Valley. The name, I 

 think, not inappropriate, when we remember that 

 it is the place of assembly, where crowds meet to 

 enjoy the equine contests, or w^here man is laid to 

 rest from all the troubles and annoyances of this 

 life when he has run his worldly course. The 

 quantity of game to be found in the island is very 

 limited, and consists of a few hog-deer, a few 

 pheasants, some partridge (much resembling the 

 black partridge of India), and at certain seasons 

 quail and snipe ; but the results are most uncertain, 

 and half-a-dozen birds, all told, will be deemed a 

 successful day's work. But if Hong Kong does 

 not afford many inducements for the lover of the 

 double-barrel, the adjacent mainland, when you are 

 acquainted with the localities, does; and if the 

 reader will have patience, I will endeavor to give 



