ROBBERY FROM BOAT 93 
of my having received anything but civility from the 
inhabitants of Sze-chuen, except at the town of Chung- 
king. Enormous fields of poppies are passed through 
about here, which are grown for the production of 
opium. Tobacco is also largely grown, and of two 
sorts. The boat was anchored for the night at a small 
place called Lung-chi, after having made eighty li 
during the day. The atmosphere was very oppressive 
during the night and I fully expected a thunderstorm, 
but nonecame. These are frequent, and seem to follow | 
the course of the river to a great extent. 
April 29.—Started at dawn with a fair wind which 
soon headed us, and after having made twenty-four li, 
we were obliged to anchor for two hours. On proceed- 
ing, we passed through two rapids, one being rather 
bad, and in the afternoon heavy rain came down. 
On anchoring I went ashore with Mr. Kricheldorff 
to search for larve, or what else we might chance to 
find, but the threatening attitude of the mob soon forced 
us to retire to the boat without having found anything 
to speak of. The progress made to-day was sixty li. 
April 30 —Left at daylight, and soon after the 
start found that a thief had been on board during the 
night. Some of the lowban’s things were taken, and also: 
some of Mr. Kricheldorff’s. These latter had been 
hooked off from pegs, through a window on the opposite: 
