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Dr. R. L. Crook, who is health examiner or officer of our Mission, 

 signed the following statement, which I will send to the Secretary- of our Foreign 

 Mission Society: 



"Yachow, West China, Aug. 28, 30 

 This is to certify that Dr. D. C. Graham traveled with me 

 several weeks this summer, that I saw him both at the beginning and 

 the end of his vacation, and wish to further certify that he has 

 benefited by his summer trip, being: in better health now than when 

 he commenced his vacation. 



Respectfully submitted, R. L. Crook." 



Aug. 29. After breakfast I got on the raft, with the four netters aid 

 all the specimens and baggage, and started for Kiating. Pastor Lan, an old friend, 

 and Dr. and Mrs. Crook, escorted me to the raft. We passed over some very bad 

 rapids, and reached Kia Kiang, 70 li from Kiating. On the way we passed Miss 

 Brodbeck, one of our missionaries, at Yachow. 



Aug. 30. We arrived at the tax-station at Kiating f^Arly early. There 

 the captain removed his cargo of wool. I crossed the river to interview the tax 

 officer, who excused us from paying taxes. Then we shot down in the raft to the 

 lower end of the city where the Min and the Ya River join. I then engaged a boat 

 for Suifu. Mr. Lovegren and I kept going in a circle trying to find each other, 

 and finally succeeded. I met our other Kiating missionary, Mr. Jensen. We 

 finally got started down the river about four o'clock. We passed Dao^Si^Kuan, 1 

 one of the danger-spots during the time of high-water, and stopped for the night 

 at Mo^Tsi^Tsang. 2 " 



As we glided down the Min River this afternoon, through the thin mist 



the Great Mt. Omei, the Second Omei, and the Third Omei were all visible beyond 



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the green hills nearby (which were covered with green trees, bushes, and *rass) 



