, 1875-01-30

A Journey tn the Groat Wullnf Chinn
MIG k.mucrOE summer NsMrAell.

A JoNrncy to tho Groat Wullnf China.
-Vhc Empcror's Summer lnrttesas
The San Fraucisco Ada pubaheA interesting
extracts from pElyato lotters received in thai
city from gentleman connected With lhe Wat
SOL transit Ut Venus party. Quo Of thOHc, dated
IoLins. Chiaa, Oct. 80, says:
"My last closol with the Information that We
were uoiug to tho Great Wall ou thu uext ulofll-
ing. bluce then we have becn there, aud hayo
retutne1, lnd nro now estimating how much we
wouIl cnargn to go through the nhule thing over
again. Seven q. N. FRIDAY, the 2ld ult., MAS
il4ed a. tne time for our staff. Our pEocesaion
conR'nteu Of nino cartB B,-ono apiece for our
Belyos aud two aervautt Thtse carts hinttd
aucut in my ast,-we bncanlo battot acquainted
with tionlon thus trip. they aro covered Affairs.
with rounded top, furnished with two heayy
harneaseu wol1 back III the shafts. hsA ta,l almoat
touching q ll:tln prolruding sill Oh WINCH tho
dtivsr nlss. and Whern you also take refuse When
YOU eau no longer 1tand the bumps insiue. ILL.,
stlo those cars wo ppcled Our beldlhg-n halr
uattress-oae tilted with cotkon-bnslink, d cover-
let Tiled with tho sama-anl tuen uusHelyeH.
We hal not guno 100 yasdY beforc, tho cart CIV
giving lurch, GaTo my head fearful bump
against tbs kIdet An1, tn1s adm JuIs1ed crept
out Of my hole end laugled my loSa over ms
slasss finally got uAu1 to it, 50 that could
stanA II inside, exceps tn the EolyheHt places,
but tue other wns 1noss comfortable. Our tllr.
stopping p!a'.c WIS sbuut milo onts1a tho
norEh Wall of the city, at HruAn,in totnple,
WHICH cohtaius d !asge marble monument to thb
Iloly LatIu, somo ~ feet high. Tho baHo ~
o;lagonat beatiug iaised carvings representing
tho lite bf tnejr lfity. He wAs born from trae,
hud after nttaininE mau's estate tell sick nul
retired to the wilderneaH, where he passea bill
time III ctoss-1egacd positiun, besolGeu By wild
bolHta aua aoulIns, aaL tempted ny tlAttory
and gifts. lis iiDAlly dies hls aea1ll-bea bonn;
surlOuuded by wooplug friends and dogs. Frou,
Ills cottln ho iH represented as ra!Lg 10 tbs
clouds, and the last represents him in iils cxhall
cd state sitting, ssil CROSS legged, on 4 wnito
elephant, witch lua tho uuHtablo IuuuaAton Of
the clouua to staDG Oh,
great boil, 1l!4 feet high md. II leot acro.s.
Ina ontire cxtol1or mud interior Of tlln bell are
covered with CIlinse characters, which arc cast
with remarkable shatpneBs. bnud You aotne
autumn {v,ua) leaves Witch grow hero, aud n the
sumninr uataou ot tho Emperor, which WIS tbs
Ioxt place VIC visited. TAeae gardens wcro dos
troYed by tile boulbardmaut OF tho English aud
Eioueh, Is you kHoW: aud, although 1t sueiaed TO
us pleco Of vandalism, 1t douukeas saved mauy
lives, ~ Pekin il III full sight, aud the inhAp,t-
aats, tarlitaa At atlaa sras.alaat OF what .Aay
considered almost holy, yielded without rcsis-
| taucs. And Gak f3r &iiia faaaahsm Ws would
never have obtained entrance. cannot doscripo
| the scona. lMsgiue beautiful afieet Of water,
several miles fong, covered with lie 1otus l1uw0r
| sud surrounded by odd btilxeA Kud Aummor
| houses. then h!lt ttlexty woo4ed, toppe4 VIII
lanaaone building, aud surrounded by numor-
OH snaall onea, approached BY seriea Of stops
| OIL sssps fsastnp down 10 tie Inarbto boaI-tal-
ing. Ihon .maEino al oxpopA tho highest build
lnK deAoiatea by tlta. whlen MAS ~ intenao ~ to
puat OF III hugo naaKd tue marble from tue guard
ins lions ut tno eatranse. and to clcino into
| shapeiess a'ass tho momorlat tabtet.bearins
/ turtlca. Imagine tho runs OF something
bsaatiful bsyonl description, AMI you. will have
formed homa iloa uf dls Celestial Majesty'a SUN.
met Gart.ens. Their value before being deasroy-
od is estimated at S5u,0Ov.uJU. Everything in
loft ss tue dre left Il; tic tuiuess oRt.nos afford
| to restore them. VheEe IL 10 change except
whore later yaudas hayo broken OH pieces Of
tLxt which waA still loft out,ro. Tho stops atlsl
grounds are outfrey cu,nberea with tia glazed
tlas aud bricks which formed tho roofs aud
ha!lstrades. l have ono oE tho tiles; brick
| Was too nlnoh for INC.
| We sieps that ulgh; In = tomplo, the ne1s day
ws Travelled IN ; sain-stofm to the mouth Of
| Nankow rass; the next day won't up the Psss to
sls Great Wail. aud, after taking aomo views,
| returuod. Tho temperature wa4 1jo. uni enuw
I'll around. Gu Monlay We visited tho Ming
.lomb, whore II tho aysnus Of gigantic masblo
auimat., aud slept that night in Chinese iup, ~
usual with a los Of donkeys. mulos, chick ous,
| doga aud smaller aud more lively animels,
and tho nsxs attoraoon arrived iu pokIng."