Travels in north and central China . i - * - *± 1 i *.-*? Tr «* <? /. BRIQUETTE FACTORY. rough stone and shingle, or along ledges high up onthe cliffs, or over steps 10 or 12 inches wide roughlyhewn in the face of the hill. The plaited bambootracking line with its rough edges often caught onthe rocks, and two or three men were constantlyemployed in clearing it. Bare-footed, they hadto climb almost vertical slopes, and sometimes towade or swim out in the river. n8 TRAVELS IN NORTH AND CENTRAL CHINA. Below the Yeh-tan rapid the stream was veryswift for a mile or two, the angle of the water-gl
Travels in north and central China . i - * - *± 1 i *.-*? Tr «* <? /. BRIQUETTE FACTORY. rough stone and shingle, or along ledges high up onthe cliffs, or over steps 10 or 12 inches wide roughlyhewn in the face of the hill. The plaited bambootracking line with its rough edges often caught onthe rocks, and two or three men were constantlyemployed in clearing it. Bare-footed, they hadto climb almost vertical slopes, and sometimes towade or swim out in the river. n8 TRAVELS IN NORTH AND CENTRAL CHINA. Below the Yeh-tan rapid the stream was veryswift for a mile or two, the angle of the water-glidebeing quite perceptible. This rapid, notorious forits danger, was now at its best. A month before,when the water was at its highest, it was onlypossible to haul one junk a day through it. In the bay on the left bank, just under the village,was a large fleet of junks, moored in the order oftheir arrival and waiting their turn to ascend therapid.
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