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CHAPTER III 
EXPEDITIONS TO CHANG-YANG AND SIN-TAN RAPID 
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Want of forest near river—Chang-yang—Journey to— Description 
of Country—Pigs and leopards—Jungle—Reeves’ pheasant — 
Return to Ichang—Enormous creepers—Soap trees—Ichang 
Gorge—Pin-san-pa—Mu-tan Rapid—Ta-tung Rapid—Curiously 
worn rocks—Crews of large junks—Lu-kan Gorge—Shale— 
Sin-tan Rapid—Me-tan Gorge—Insults at Sin-tan—Chinese 
monopoly of steam navigation—Steps up precipices—Nan-too 
—‘Needle of Heaven ’—Arrival at Ichang ; . 29 
CHAPTER IV 
CHANG-YANG 
Preparations for trip to Chang-yang—Hiring coolies—Passport— 
Start with Dr. Henry—Description of House—Robbery of cash 
—Collecting Coleoptera—Pony killed by tiger—Tigers common, 
but no man-eaters— Poisoning tigers—Wild pigs—Boars’ tusks 
offered for sale as tigers’ teeth—Deer—-Porcupines—Pheasants 
—Plants and tlowers— Hostility of natives—I complain at 
Ichang—Punishment of agitators—Excursion to the South— 
Deep ravines—Etu River—Varnish tree—Method of collecting 
varnish —Trade of distriet—Edible fungus —Heavy damages— 
Preparation for return to Ichang : ; : . 40 
CHAPTER V 
SHA-SHIH AND PA-CHOW 
Excursion to Sha-shih—Large town with considerable trade—Rav- 
ages of cholera - Ho-sia—Try to find lakes, but fail—Trouble at 
a village—False information—-Further insults—Treachery of 
coolies—Arrival at boat—Stwrgeon—Stopped by head wind— 
Washing for gold—'Tiger’s Tooth Gorge—Loss of silver-laden 
junk —Return to Shanghai with Mrs. Pratt—-Purchase cases for 
collections and duck-guns—Wild-fowl on Yang-tze—Return to 
Ichang--Floods—Decrease in size of river above Tung-ting 
