SPORT AND SCIENCE 
finding that they could not break loose stood 
trembling under the shelter of the arch. So 
severe was this particular storm that the train, 
which had passed but a few minutes before, was 
held up at the next station, as the engineer feared 
that it would be derailed if it caught the full force 
of the gale when crossing the high bridges of the 
Tung and Hsi-yang Ho. At last the storm passed, 
and the sun, before it dipped behind the western 
peaks, shone through the mists, and bathed every- 
thing in gold. The purple shadows lengthened 
and the chill of night descended, as we sought 
shelter at the nearest station inn. 
Next day, as the river was still in flood, we 
continued along the embankment, noting the 
devastation wrought by yesterday’s storms. For 
miles the telegraph poles were down, while hun- 
dreds of fine trees had been laid low and already 
were being stripped of their branches and sawn 
up into logs. In one place a landslide, bringing 
down with it three mighty elms, effectually barred 
our path, necessitating a perilous detour into the 
swirling waters and sinking sands of the river bed. 
At last we reached Kalgan, having accom- 
plished our task, and I at once proceeded to 
Tientsin with my specimens. These I shipped to 
America before the end of the month, and having 
worked up the results of our observations, returned 
to Kalgan on July 10 ready to start a journey 
into Mongolia. 
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