12 CHINESE MOUNTAINEEES 
invariably make for the higher ground, and being then 
more exposed, frequently offer a good shot. I am 
doubtful as to the species of these goats, but a fine 
living adult specimen has been obtained, and is now, I 
believe, in the possession of Pere Heurde, in his garden 
at Sicawel. 
A beautiful flying squirrel is also found here. One 
was obtained alive by Percy Montgomery, Esq., of the 
Imperial Maritime Customs, and sent by him to the 
gardens of the Royal Zoological Society, where it is still 
living. 
The hill Chinese are exceedingly good mountaineers, 
and it is most alarming to see them on the face of a 
cliff nearly perpendicular, finding foothold on ledges 
only a few inches wide, with a sheer drop of perhaps 
hundreds of feet beneath them. If a break occurs in 
the ledge, and there should happen to be any vegetation 
over their heads, they will not hesitate to seize it with 
their hands and swing themselves over the gap. It isa 
thing to be seen before one can thoroughly comprehend 
it, and I heard, without much surprise, that loss of life 
by accident was not unfrequent among them. 
The whole aspect of these gorges is beautiful in 
the extreme. Lofty precipices, clear limpid streams, 
luxuriant vegetation, and charming flowers combine to 
make it one of the most delightful spots I have ever 
