144 SHOOTING IN CHINA 



(Arnhold, Karberg and Company) ; Osaka 

 Sbosen Kaisha and Yang-tze Shipping 

 Company (Japanese) ; Compagnie Asiatique 

 de Navigation (Racine, Ackermann and 

 Company). 



This great river traverses the Chinese 

 Empire from west to east and divides the 

 eighteen provinces of China proper into 

 two nearly equal portions. Eight of the 

 provinces are situated on its left bank with 

 the same number on the south, while the 

 two others, Nanghin and Kiang-su are 

 partly on both banks. I have been as far 

 up the river as Hankow which is 600 miles 

 from its mouth, but there is little to be seen 

 of scenery until Nanking has been passed. 

 The approach to Chinkiang is pretty, but 

 after passing Nanking and when nearing 

 Wuhu it is then that the scenery is beautiful 

 on both banks of the river. Often the base 

 of a mountain is washed by the water, and 

 between the ranges of these high hills, 

 which start from the river's edge and run 

 far into the interior, there are ravines which 

 are highly cultivated and afford good 

 feeding ground for the pheasant and the 

 woodcock. The alluvial plains made by 

 the deposits of the river will arrest the 



