BOBBERY FROM BOAT 93 



of my having received anything but civihty from the 

 inhabitants of Sze-chuen, except at tlie town of Chung- 

 king. Enormous fields of poppies are passed through 

 about here, wliich are grown for the production of 

 opium. Tobacco is also largely grown, and of two 

 sorts. The boat was anchored for the night at a small 

 place called Lung-chi, after having made eighty li 

 during the day. The atmosphere was very oppressive 

 during the night and I fully expected a thunderstorm, 

 but none came. These are frequent, and seem to follow 

 the course of the river to a great extent. 



April 29. — Started at dawn with a fair wind which 

 soon headed us, and after having made twenty-four li, 

 we were obliged to anchor for two hours. On proceed- 

 ing, we passed through two rapids, one being rather 

 bad, and in the afternoon heavy rain came down. 



On anclioring I went ashore with Mr. Kricheldorff 

 to search for larva3, or what else we might chance to 

 find, but the threatening attitude of the mob soon forced 

 us to retire to the boat without having found anything 

 to speak of. The progress made to-day was sixty li. 



April 30 — Left at daylight, and soon after the 

 start found that a thief had been on board during the 

 night. Some of the lowban's things were taken, and also 

 some of Mr. Kricheldorff 's. These latter had been 

 hooked off fj-om pegs, through a window on the opposite 



