I'lioto by Hthan C. I.c Muuyon 

 A SCENE NEAR THE TOP OF THE PASS 

 We passed these caravans frequently while in the pass 



gan to rain a little ; so we sought shelter 

 at a Chinese inn for the night. A trained 

 nurse, who was going up country with 

 us for a distance of 90 miles, used the 

 car as a shelter ; but my companion and 

 I managed to get in a sort of stable, cov- 

 ered with a leaky roof, and by using a 

 heavy canvas which we carried, con- 

 trived to keep dry and to sleep a little 

 occasionally. 



The rain continued steadily during the 

 night, and daylight the following morning 

 gave very little promise of better weather. 

 We arranged with some Chinese farmers 

 to supply us with five bullocks to draw 

 the car in case the river-bed should prove 

 too soft for us to run under our own 

 power. 



About 10 o'clock the clouds lifted, the 

 bullocks were attached to the car. and 

 we set off up the pass, saving our own 

 power for the bad places which the na- 

 tives informed us we should run across 

 later in the day. 



It was sometimes necessary to use the 

 entire power of the car in addition to the 

 pulling power of the five animals to get 

 over some of the steepest places. The 

 road was slippery with mud, and with 



the loose stones and large boulders, it 

 was almost impossible for the wheels to 

 get a grip at all. Half way up we halted 

 at the "Temple to the Horse" and gave 

 the animals and ourselves a rest. 



THE WATCH-TOWERS OF THE GREAT WALU 

 OF CHINA 



Looking back toward China, we could 

 see in the distance the watch-towers of 

 the Great Wall. These are 20 miles out- 

 side the wall proper, but were built at 

 the same time; they are at least 150 feet 

 square at the base and cjuite high. 



After leaving the temple the road be- 

 came even steeper and filled with sharp 

 stones and larger rocks, so that in some 

 places it was necessary to leave the road, 

 wending our way in and out among the 

 larger rocks. 



Xear the top the worst roads of all 

 were passed. At times it was necessary 

 for mv companion to go ahead and sound 

 each of the mud-holes as to depth before 

 we attempted to go through with the car. 

 Often he had to stand on the running- 

 board of the car to keep it from tipi)ing 

 over, as the road along the side of the 

 hill was merely a sketch and the outside 



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