The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-11

are rather quarrelsome amongst themselves and ex-
tort "a much AZ they can. After ascending the first
mountain you soon get to small town where IL
forms small bay and at high water the tide rises
sufficiently to allow passage boats to float; these
boats daily crossing along rather narrow inland
bar or salt water lake, which shortens your land
travel considerably. BY starting at high water you
arrive at o small town called Tootae at the next
high water, but which at low water you could not
get within seven eight miles, At this place there
is large quantity OF pottery manufactures, and
place is named Keansee or keon-see Pottery here
Il very cheap. As soon as we leave this little town
we commence to ascend q very high mountain,
beautifully covered with large pine trees. bamboos,
&C. nterrnixed with long grass, which makes 1t look
very luxuriant and rich. Pheasants, deer, &c,
abound here and the hunming of birds makes 1t one
Of the st pemoasant mountains have ever assembled
AS soon as you get to the summit you commence
descending from sharp peak and arrive IN beau
tful valley which appears to be at the least 900
feet from the level Of the sea; this valley Is wei
populated with several small villages ana towns, and
is well cultivated. II is decorated by several small
bills and ravines covered with luxuriant trees of all
descriptions, and the fine green paddy fields which
make ii complete garden. There il every facility
afforded for travellers and this road IL the only one
which leads through the tea district, which makes
daily passable TO thousands Of travellers who pro-
coed forward with the greatest order After travel
ling about fifteen miles you pass pretty considera
be city, the name could not get; 1t is poor and in
bad order; however, there Is great bus.ling trade
and there is small garrison: small boats come
to this city at high water only; the inhabitants do
not seem much surprised at seeing foreigners, and
they quietly disposed At the head Of this valley,
which is about thirty miles in breadth, you
arrive at a small stream which rams rapidly
and sweiis to about twenty feet, when there are
heavy rains in the interior, which inundate
the several valleys around this. You cross
in long snake boats, and in half an hour you arrive
at the foot of the highest and the last mountain to
FoochOw; this knew to take al least five hours To
mount: as il was fine moonlight night heard the
tea men passing the inn where ! had taken my
lodging on the way up. got up and started in my
chair with bearers and baggage carrier, aud at
half past one A. NJ, in the cool Of the night, ira
yelled as hard az could passed about five hundred
tea carriers, and did not arrive at the summit be-
fore five O'Clock A. NJ, and had about eight miles
TO travel over the summit of this fine range OF noun
tain; gradually descended this mountain, which is
abundanty supplied with good water, as cool as ice
to the very top in tact 1t runs across the road, and
the vicinity is cultivated with paddyields only, to
the summit; there are several houses aud small vii
lagos all along this road till you get to the edge OF
it, where You sight the valley of FOochow which you
descend very rapidly. This did not reach before
seven o'clock. At eight | was within the city; it
took me five days to travel that distance last year
and have done it in two days this time. would
recommend any one who wishes to take change of
scenery from Foochow, to go part OF this way, and
they will be well repaid for their trouble. 1t Is
fine shooting journey-only bring good supply OF
provisions with you, else you will fare very badly
on the Chinese food provided in these parts of the
country; for the inhabitants all appear to be very