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{i found only in the fea. v F. Gaubil fays, the Chinefe 
books pretend, that fuch imprefiions are found upon 
the higheft mountains of Thibet , and See tchouen. I 
had an opportunity myfelf to go into the mountains 
about Peking, and even went up to the higheft, but 
faw nothing of this kind ; and was informed upon 
the fpot, that they never found any thing like them. 
The greateft part of the cinabar of China comes 
from the province of Tun nan : and it is faid, there 
is fome alfo in Kiang Ji, Hou kouang , and Koui tcheou . 
Kang hi, the great-grandfather of the prefent empe- 
ror, ordered a general fearch to be made thro’ the 
whole empire for antimony, but found none in any 
of the mines. 
I have the honour to be, with much refpeft and 
efteem, 
S I R, 
Peking, Nov. 15, Your moft humble and 
j-75 1 * 
obedient fervant, 
D’lucarville. 
/ 
XXXVIII. 
