Chap. XIV. 



ARRIVE AT KAN-POO. 



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soon across the bay. As we approached the 

 northern shores we got under the shelter of the 

 land, and the sea became perfectly smooth. 



The distance across the bay at this point is 

 abont twenty miles, and this we accomplished in 

 about three hours. At daylight in the morning 

 we found ourselves " high and dry" in the mud 

 alongside of several other trading junks, which, 

 like ourselves, had run in here at high-water. 

 We crossed the mud-flat between the vessel and 

 the shore on men's shoulders, — a fine, stout fellow 

 carried me and deposited me dry and safely on the 

 sands — and then walked on to the ancient city of 

 Kan-poo, which we found situated about a mile 

 from the beach. 



