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resembled the tropical types. It rained hard all day 
and seventy-five li were made. 
May 5.—Beautiful scenery was passed through 
to-day, the country being undulating. At mid-day a 
small city was passed, of a different and more graceful 
style of architecture than those seen below. 
On May 6 a distance of sixty li was made, and 
Sui-fu was reached on the following day at 8.30 a.m. 
This is the Soo-Chau of Blakiston, and is situated on 
the. right bank of the Min River at its confluence with 
the Yang-tze. It is built on high ground, and trees 
growing from the banks of the river up to the city walls 
make it a strikingly beautiful place, the waters of the 
two rivers washing the base of the eminence on which 
it stands. The population is composed largely of 
Mahommedans, and they are particularly civil to 
Europeans. The town is very clean, with good shops, 
and there is a special wharf for the trade with Yunnan, 
which is large, the border of the province being within 
a comparatively short distance. Here, among other 
things, may be seen bales of the skins of wild beasts, 
such as bears, leopards, tigers, deer, badgers, and 
wolves. 
Thad no trouble here with my passport, and met 
two missionaries, Messrs. Wellwood and Owen, on a 
visit from Cheng-tu, from which town they had accom- 
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