New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

rank In the saloon: but for the most part the
sons OF the country are crowded aft or below
decks packed like behring's and enjoying the
To China Inland" missionary. living as
those missionaries do among the Chinese in a
sem-native style. passage down the Yang-tse
on Butteffeld and Swire boat the grca test
luxury within his reach when in the saloon. but
Tor English men ana women to travel. as many
oi thein do' in the native Storage means no 1T
tie seli-denial. Only in loading Tamil coolies for
Ceylon at Tuicorin can he seen such monkey
Ike scramble takes place when the steamer
draws up opposite some treaty port by the hulk
of its agents. The when the anchor is
dropped in the stream and the passengers put
off in boats battles all description. especially
when II takes place at night. Through doors
which open in the ships side on to a lower deck
there pours stream of frantcally violent
vociieratng. see,hing human beings. crowding in
like ants each one as though his life depended
on arriving first. Inside ensues a remarkable
scramble for hunks and for corners about the
floor which soon becomes crowded
THE NAVIGATION OF THE RIVER
In summer. when the SHOWS OF Thibet
melting, the iang-tse flows down a noble river
for eight hundred miles from Han-kow, where
II is increased by the junction of the Han. which
gives its name to that city lin English Han
mouth) and 10 the city between the two rivers
called after them both-HanYang. where The
iron works and cotton mills Of Chang -Chi-Tung
the great Niceroy and rival Of LII. But in
winter unless the rains are heavy. .he river
Is difficult OF navigation with its shoals and
rapids. having fallen some twenty feet. Even
then the width across from Han-kow TO Woo
chang. the city on the opposite bank-a great
provincial capital-is so great that when II is
stormy the waves render crossing In open boats
a dangerous trip. and the great tawny stream
has its full share of wrecks. When n steamer
is lost and the men on board have been saved
from native savages shore. the one thought
Is the opium and "sycee." or bar silver. she had
on board. These the topics that form the
standard conversational themes In the treaty
ports. The pilots for the most part Chinese
under English or American command. and the
vessels chiefly u the American pattern.
The trpet cities Of Woo-chang, Han-Yang
and Han-kow. with their united population Of
two millions promise to become tho most i'm
portant centre in China when connected with
Picking by rail. and already they have assumed
commanding importance. Kin kiang. behind
which lies the great Tung-ting Lake. is the next
treaty port in descending the river. famous for
its porcelain. II Is n thriving Industrial centre
Wuhu. on the same bank. the right, Is perhaps
the least important Of the treaty ports on the
lower Yang-tse, but Ching kiang. on the oppo-
site shore. some distance below Nankin. de
rves importance from the neghboring mouth Of
the great canal to Picking. Far the river
beyond IIan-kpw are lchang and Chung King
only tn be reached in smaller steamers How
ever. the journey up the gorges and rapids re-
pays the pains. and few have returned without
glowing accounts though the whole ~ the
three thousand miles Of the Yang-tsc il not yet
explored
Society In Chinese treaty ports is Ike that 81
Indian cantonments. There Is pr"pnnderarc"
Of English. a small Unofficial crcl" n consuis
and consular agents. the representatives. ~ the
all powerful customs service chosen. they
saw as much because a man IL good fellow
as because he Frows his work and - course. a
number ~ hard working missionaries English
Swedish. French. Italian. German. Protestant
and Romanist. who seldom NEEDLE with so
ciety" Local postal arrangements rormN each
port TO issue it's stamps. designed as often ~
not by the consurs wife. and ~ VARYING issues
from time 10 time with eye 10 business And
though there ~ money vet 10 BE made plenty
OF it-therr are few other attractions In life IL
the ports ~ the Yangtse. even with the cosmo
poiitan civilization OF Shanghai at hand 10
recoup