The Archive · 1881

PAO-TING FU

A great deal of mystification has been caused among the yamen-people at this place during the last few days by a very singular discovery. It appears that the dredge now working in the river, in the sub-prefecture of Cho Chou, has dug up a stone slab bearing mostremarkableinscription, [send you a copy herewith; but to attempt a translation of such riddles would be to ride on dragons and plough with the cli-lin. It purports to be a_relic of Chusko Liang, or Kung Ming, of San-knob celebrity,—say 220 A, D.—and on the reverse side is sculptured the figure of a woman on horseback, holding a long in her hand. It has a most mysterious appearance, and has given rise to no end of interest and speculation, Sept. 19th certain charact tobe atony rate with respect to the obscure-looking KRERATEE Tie tin tao appear to signify the present dynasty the last two may nol ax ines the Great It phicase is ies that are q

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