CONTENTS xi 



Lakes — Arrive at Ichang— Contract for boat to be built — Delay 

 in building — Trip to Pa-chow —Cranes and storks at Hope 

 Island — Geese at Pa-chow — Etu — Ileturn to Ichang — Depar- 

 ture of Mrs. Pratt and children for England — Description of 

 boat and arrangements on board . . . .5-4 



CHAPTER VI 



THROUGH THE GORGES OF THE YANG-TZE 



Captain and crew of boat — Trackers — Stores taken— Start up the 

 river— Ta-tung Rapid — Life-boats — Wreck passed — Sin-tan 

 Rapid — An anxious night — Me-tan Gorge — Kwei — Yeh-tan 

 Rapid — Pa-tung-hsien — "Wild rose — Absence of birds — Wu-shan 

 Gorge — Fung-sien Gorge —Accident in a rapid — Striking scenery 

 — Chinese cothns — Road making— Brine springs — Quei-chow-fu 

 — Examination of passports — Trade of the place — Escort — Dog 

 overboard — Bad rapid — Riverside villages — Wan-hsien — Oppor- 

 tunity to send letters — Orange trees — St. George's Island — 

 Liing-chau ....... 



CHAPTER Vn 



JOURNEY UP THE RIVER CONTINUED 



Necessity of haste — Intricacy of channel — Pagodas — Gold washers 

 — Fu-chau — 'Weigeren' boat — Meet Mr. George — Collecting 

 larvae and Coleoptera — Arrive at Chung-king — Visit Resident — 

 A large and important town— Change in crews — Disagreeable 

 incident — Leave Chung-king — Fine scenery — Bamboos and 

 llamoo trees — Heronries — Vexatious delay — Cedars— Hostility 

 at a small town — Poppies and tobacco — "We land but are obliged 

 to retiirn — Robbery on board — Rise in river — Boat in dangei* — 

 Man overboard — Lu-chau in ruins — Meet Mrs. Riley — Arrive at 

 Sui-fu — Beautiful place — Natives Mahommedan principally and 

 well disposed to foreigners — Large trading place — Upper Yang- 

 tze — Leave for Kia-ting-fu — Fishing with cormorants — Ancient 

 caves — Chien-wei-hsien— Brine wells — Suicide of soldier — Chu- 

 ken-tan ........ 85 



