Distance of Chung-king from the Sea ij^'] 



Twenty-first day from Ichang; fortieth from Hankow j 

 and fifty-ninth from Shanghai. 



Distance, according to Blakiston, 358 geographical miles ; 

 equal to 412 statute miles; and from Hankow, 721 geo- 

 graphical, equal to 829 statute, miles. From Shanghai, 1309 

 geographical, equal to 1506 statute miles. 



Note. — I cannot but think that Blakiston has hardly allowed for 

 all the windings of the river when he makes the distance from Ichang 

 to Chung-king 358 geographical miles. The Chinese Gazetteer of the 

 Upper Yang-tse, which gives the distance from town to town the whole 

 way, sets down 1800 li as the total. This, at the usual reckoning of 

 3I li to the geographical mile, would give a distance of 491 geo- 

 graphical or 566 statute miles. An Admiralty survey is much wanted 

 to decide the point with final accuracy. 



