SPORT AND SCIENCE ON THE 
The Wu-tsai plain is in parts very fertile, but, 
generally speaking, lacks a good water supply. 
The district is not notable for anything. 
Not more than a couple of miles to the south 
of the town the plain comes to an abrupt end, 
and the foothills of the great mountain range 
we had already visited commence. 
By February 15 we had completed our work on 
the plain, and decided to return to T’ai-yiian Fu. 
Accordingly we left Wu-tsai and struck out due 
south, and, entering the mountains, followed a 
deep valley as far as Tien-p’ing, asmall mountain 
village. 
The mountain path which we followed was, in 
places, extremely dangerous, so that we experi- 
enced great difficulty in getting the heavily laden 
mules along in safety. Often a mere parapet, 
made of saw-logs and supported by stakes driven 
into the rock surface, formed the only means of 
negotiating the steep-sided gorges. More than 
once the mules, edging up too close to the side, 
sent their burdens crashing down into the rocky 
ravine bottoms below, causing considerable 
damage to our equipment. 
At Tien-p’ing the heavily forested mountains 
looked so favourable, that we decided to stay a 
day or two to hunt. It was well that we did so, 
for specimens of a rare flying squirrel were secured. 
It has not yet been definitely ascertained to what 
species this squirrel belongs. Having secured four 
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