Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-04

eye. at once. rising from the dead level
of the Chinese plains dotted only with
graves.
The railway from Tien-tsin station
proceeds by double track line to Pc
king. 30 miles, passing TO the north OF
Tien-tsin and crossing the Pei-Ho at
fang-tsun, which is distant IL miles.
The bridge here is a very fine piece of
work. The girders> are of steel, and
there are eight spans of 100 feet each.
1t Is looked upon by the Chinese as 4
wonderful achievement, although it
does not equal in magnitude the bridge
at the Lan-ho, near Shan-hai-Kuan. or
some of the bridges to be found on the
Picking Pao-ring-fu section of the
road. The next stations are at Lo-fah
and Lang-foDg. From Lang-fong the
road makes detour to the south of the
Imperial hunting park and Feng-tai is
then reached, at which place the road
branches south TO Pao-ting-fu. Feng
tai is six miles from Picking. and the
road terminates at i village called Ma
chia-pO, from whence a trolley road
H. miles long leads to the outer gate
of the Chinese city.
In TIen-tsin there are four cOnccs-
sions-Japanese, French. English and
German. Our government has no con-
cession. We had one, but relinquished
il at the close of the China-Japan war,
when Germany requested one, which
included ours. The United States CON
sui in Tien-tsin occupies quarters Oh
the British concession. All the other
great powers own their consulateS. Al
Tong Shan, where are situated the coal
mines, are also the car works and rail-
way repair shops. Here the rolling
stock for the imperial lines is built.
everything being made here with the
exception of wheels, aNleS, springs and
couplers.
At Shan-hai-K uan, where the great
wall terminates on the g.iif of Pe-chi-i,
are more workshops for bridge con-
struction. Twenty miles. this side of
Shan-hai-K uan is the foreign watering
place of Pei-tai-ho, lately made treaty
port under the name of Ching-wan-tao.
Here are at least 200 expensive cot
tages belonging to the residents of
north China. and if there We're any for
eigners (as there undoubtedly were) in
this place when the Boxer troubles be-
gan they We're no doubt brought back
by tugs of the Taku Tug and Lighter
company.
The route from Tien-tsin to Tai-Yuen-
fu lies through Pao-tingfu. Cheng-
ting-fu. Hwai-luh and Ping-ting-chou.
At all times it is u most dangerous
route to travel, as from Hwai-luh to
Tai-Yuen-fu the road lies through
steep mountain passes i'll the lOess re-
gion. These passes are infested with
bandits and robbers, and if any of our
missionaries are now in Shansi they
will have to rely upon the doubtful
protection of the Chinese governor of
that province, whose yamen is at Tai
Yuen-fu. When l travelled through
these passes four years ago for the
government, mighty watch was kept
all through these regions.
The Russians have a concession to
build railway from Cheng-ting-fu to
Tai-Yuen-fu. OF course the conStruc-
ton of this line cannot begin until the
BeIgians have completed the section of
the Lu-Hau road between PaO-ting-fu
and Cheng-ting-fu.
This city is the capital of the prov
ince of Chilli. in which are situated
Picking and Tien-tsin. Formerly the
viceroy of this province lived half the
year at Pao-ting-fu. Viceroy Ii Hung
Chang changed this arrangement and
took up his abode the whole year at
Tien-tsin. which plan has been fol-
lowed by subsequent viceroys. The
governor. who is next to the vicerOy in
power, lives entirely at Pao-ting-fu.