, 1875-09-11
"THE nEAr. CHINA LAND"

L Totrast III tbs Province OF Shan.
tun9-NtfnnGo Sights.
Tho following extract Of an tnkcreetinR 1etter
from Wel-hycn, In the Province OF shantunR.
appcara IN the London 7t'nts. bfr, 11lumae
Ferguson. tho writer Of tho latter, ie tho pfir-
opal merchant In Chofoo, and 10 also the Bel
g'an Conhul ut that ports
"Wk,.HyEN. 8HAsTrNo. China, MAY 80 le73.
II arrived here on tho 9th nAt, Altar ,noat In
ssrsst,ng journey OF 400 Iuilea through tue
Province Of 6haaiung; and. though have bad
\ doai oE fatigue. owing to thu bad roads and
nretclcd inns, fcpi much bettor In noallh this"
when iefs Chofoo Oh tho l0:h Inst. hass
Travelled Ia my large Consular chair. with four
beasers and four mors 10 ohhngo, 10. IN ALL
had eight man Al my eeryses. l a!so f,Avo
cart for my sesvant. my trunk, provisions, and
cooking utensils, aud my bell, for ia tbs
In bomo places fresh fish. I generally
started a o'clock in tue morn-
Ing and Travelled til II, thsn had a
good u,oAl, aud started again at z and reached
my evening rsatiug place ut 6 Or 7, wbon had
eupper Ind went to sloer. This sitting tn tho
cuair 20 long evcsJ day WIS firing, but tho nov
city uf tho Journey, aud The interesting country
| through which / passnd, made ms fool 1t Ioss
than tetf | snail DO ou my return, xl1eu tho
novelty Of tho atfuir will exist no longer.
| had 10 idea Of what tho real Cmua
land ID unit! now, or rather my idea Of
| II Was tucomp!ete; aud now have peen this
| admirable country 80 osely, feol that it IL \
mont wonderful place III ssh"y wess. From the
| time left Cunfoo unia leached this place. tho
| leIde Of wheat extend Oh bnth sldcB tbs road
as far A. the ove reaches. Luxurlant GRO = thoy
wero, aud thoy betokcn great wealth 10 tho land.
! Fur tho flsnt 10 mtisA tho road Ia o7or hl,J
country. not tteo?. but undulating, aud with The
Tho journey ended ~ wans.hyon. aud
after that tho road trhvclaes vahe
plsn, over which numerous villages arc
ep1nad. ab'nt l to = miles apnrt. All
tho Ei!laCeb arc ioctosed b mud Hn'is' and At q
d tapce look aol,J. tdt whcu seen close they arc
miseEAblv dofondcd hJ such salls, tho greator
purt Of shom boIug otts Of repair. Tho popnla-
/ ton OF this province ls quite up TO the cetlD7to
Of $4,000 600. t one can judge Of it from the
the large City Of Lai.chu' foo. with btgh wasla Of
at"ne. and another Clts Of ChsuK-yi With worry
tiue STONE walls. mud the place where I an
now II = vast s3sy Of 25o,o0o iohsbitanta
"ith magnificent stone walls about 20 feet high.
With bal. t.omonta, and most Rtsnd in Appca. :
ance had my Surveying barometer with mt IN
tho chair. and, BY iss haEp, hare been able tn
| get tho profile Of this Wnole country 10 can'o
along, With the exact height Of eAca bill, and the
ioyei above the sea Of cvory plaza through Hhicll
| pAesed. l went to the con-mtnoo, About IL
rnlos distant, mud was much bteuok With the
lelp1essnesa Of toe Chineec TO work shoso mines
properly. It was .ourioua foe1lng % tind my.
relf and = missionary gentleman tllvinR
hese) among crond Of Chinese miners.
about 6JU men keeping rinE round rs
- va advanced locking at m viii, saton-
ishnent aud oonce1n, but wisb no hostile feeling
the nppearAnco Of respect arising ont Of lie 0 :
Ing These foreigners cAu help III to keep tho
uases ont OF our tnines, and allow ~ to work
them and Eatn cur BREAD. Tha ih what they
| t,Au uSrt1 TO tttA, Hi,1H
II Has st1an9e aIgbt aa stood IN tho midst OF
tho crond. With az umbrella over my head, and
tho people staring At me, and good-l,aturedly
walking with mo to tho coaJ-pIta. haya had
now to work sheao minesp and I havs ylstod
ono OF tho uUss nnelont and wealthy families oi
tue city. Chin ts tho family nsms thia visiting
card Ia Chin Gh!al See J. aud All 10 dino WITH
have aocn in China. Tbe feception-rooa |.
furnished with ancient arm-chaira ut least foel
wsde In the scat, like shsoues. The piaoe oi
houor had beautiful drawing Of bamboo
sroys !a the 4,, WALL N.Y., w. ne'es ssw ,. such
lsin plate % = stsud 7oo years oid. On
one side 10 u bronze vase Of tho 'Chen' dy.
nastv. or GOO years before Christ. The old man
Introduced hls grandson. charming boy and
on our lequest to zee some Old our,osltles he
wont to bus room ard b1onRht ascrifoial
brouZe cup Oh thtee legs, which belonged 10 4
uoblo faulty 1,t00 yoars before Christ. just the
same As one nees printed lu tho pooka Of tic
auoiens Chinese classlca. It MAS n,uss outious
and It seemed to say, ! show rou thing which
was used hs my ancestors IN their Worship near-
II 5000 yoars ago. In fact this cup
vas contemporary With Bolomon's Tenn.
p!e and was mhdo before Noua rA.
built. un only showed un tlAt, ~ II all The RES
nAs TOO modern for cur alullration. In hl.
grand room, vhero ho received us, mas til
library of books, IN beautiful cedsr caseB, anc
h1s family banneta Ut si'k, with gold estcrs Of
thsm, which Aro borne boforc the cotlns at thotl
intermenta. also SAN another iino hou*o-
Yang and k.p mich pieasod with my Witt
haIn. To-mo1rod morning 70 70 Tsl-nhatno