The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-10-01


merchant ia IhcfoO. and i also M. E,l
gan. Consul Al that port Mci-hy.n
>hanllng. China. Nav 30. iS75.- nv
riVed here ON the 27th inst. after 4,
most interesting journey II 200 mil..
through the province Of >hantuno MA
though have had deal If tati,r,..
owing To he bad roads and wretrbei
inns. ieel much better than when lrfi
'heioo on the 10th inst have travel
rd IN my large consular chair. with four
bearers and four more a. change. so. N
All, had eight men al my service.
also have cart for my servant. M,
trlnk, provisions. and cooking utensils
and my he'd. for in the inns there Az.
only eggs and chickens. and IN SOM.
places fresh fish. ! generally started IN
clock IN the morning. and Travelled
iill twelve. then had a good meal. and
started again AZ ,. and reached my even
ing resting place N q or :. when b,l
supper and went 20 sleep. This siifin.-
m chair so long every dav wa. trim
hut the novelty ~ the Journey. aud the IN.
tere>iing country through which | pass
ed, made me feel IL less than fear Shall
40 on my return. when the novelty of
the affair will exist no longsr hadun
idea what the real China land i until
now, or rather my idea Of il Wa incom-
plete; and now have seen this admira
bic country 80 CLOSELY, feel that il i,a
most wonderful place in many WAYS
Prom the time left Chefoo until TIL,
place the fields of wheat extend on both
sides If the road as far a. the eye
reaches. LuNuriant crops they were.
and they bctoken great wealth in fhe
land. For the first seventy miles th.
road i over billy country. not ~iecp.
but undulating. and with the creates
height Of 215 feet. This portion II the
journey ended al Wanghyen. and after
that the road trayer~es "A vast plain. over
which numerous villages are spread.
about one 10 two miles apart All al.
villages are inclo>cd by mud walls. and
AT distance look solid. hut y hen seen
close they are miserably defended bv
such WALL. the greater part Of them be-
Ing out ~ repair. The population n
shis province j. quite up Ia the estimate
IF 5,.w0.O,o. II one can judge of il from
the inhabitants If the plain | cam,
across. ! passed the large city II Iai-
with high walls Of stone. aud
another city # Chang-yi with very fnr
stone walls. and the place wher. am
now j. avaSt city II 20. 900 inhabitants.
With magnificent stone walls about se,-
anty feet high. with hattlcment,. aud
most grand in appearance. | had
my surveying barometer with Ia.
N the chair, aud. bv it, help, /
have been able - get the profile
# this whole country a. | came along.
With the exact height II each hill. and
he level above the sea If every place
through which passed went L. ih,
'Oal mines. about twelve miles distant.
lnd was much struck with the helpless
hess If the Chinese to work tho-,
mines properly II was i curious feel
NJ 20 find myself. and n missionary
Gentleman diving here) among crowd
4 Chinese miners. about 600 men keep
NJ a ring round W a. We advanced.
ooking az US with a-snui,hment and
oncern, hut with no hostile feeling ora
gOrd expressive ~ dislike. and there
"a the appearance ~ respect arising
nj Of the feeling. These foreigners
an help us TO keep the water ont If our
mines and allow u 10 work them and
ain our bread This j. what they
eemed 10 be saving a. themselves All
be- while. Ii Was a strange sight as
TODD in the midst If the crowd, with an
UMBRELLA over my head. and the people
taring AT me and good-naturedly walk
~ with me 10 the coal-pits have had
i-its from several people. 10 whom
ave shown how To work these mines.
nd have visited one ~ the most an
lent and wealthy families Of the city
hin is the family name CHS visiting
ard j. Chin Ghai See) and | am t.
inc with him to-day. His house j.
first | have seen in
hina. The receptiOn-room is furnished
18th ancient arm-chairs AT least three
ct wide in the seat. like thrones. The
lace Of honor had beautiful drawing
bamboo grove in the wall We never
w such thing in China. Before il
Irge porcelain plate on stand 200
ears old. On one side j. bronze vase
the Chen dynasty. or coo year. be-
IRE Christ The old man introduced
Is grandson. a charming boy; and on
ar request 10 see some old curiOsitieS
E went to his room and brought q sac
fetal bronze cup on three legs, which
slonged To noble family l,lOO year,
fore Christ. just the same A. one secs
-inted in the books II the ancient
hinese classics II was most curious,
ld il seemed 20 say, Il show You
ing which was used bv my ancestors
their worship nearly 5000 years ago.
fact this cup was contemporary will
temple, and was made before
ONE was built lie only showed ~
at. as If all the rest was too modern
r our admiration. In his grand room,
here he received n. was his library q
,oks. in beautiful cedar cases. and his
mily banners Of silk. with gold letters