surveying vessel Rambler, has lately been of the Tsien-tang River. Captain Moore engaged in observing. the celebrated "bore" regards this as one of the sights of the world, which no resident in or visitor to China should miss seeing. It occurs twice in every twenty-four hours, being most remarkable at spring tides. Captain Moore in about to read a paper on the subject at the next meeting of the China Branch of the R.A.S., but meanwhile he has kindl favoured us with the following notes, whicl ought to tempt many people, who are contemplating an up-country trip, to make Haining their objective point The best place to see the phenomenon is from the sea-wall at Haining, about 2 miles east of the Bhota Pagoda, where there is a violent rebound of the flood stream and consequent upraising of the water behind the front of the bore. The bore can be seen approaching from the upper lery of
and heard on a still night one hour before the arog about 10 to 12 miles distant; it arrives, when it is 12 to 13 miles distant. It is highest asa whole, and most regular in form, opposite the pagoda, which it passes at full and change of the moon, at a speed of 12 to 13 knots an hour, precisely as the moon crosses the meridian of that spot. It habits origin off Chi-san, a cape 18 miles R. by 8. of Haining, and travels to 6 miles above the city of Hangchow, a total distance of 42 miles. Under certain combinations of wind, spring-tide, and rains up-country, it common fi east as Chapoo, retains its distinctive character to about 30 miles above the city, a total distance of over 90 miles. The general height of the bore, that is the crown of the cascade, varies at spring tide from 7 to 11 feet. It has been seen much higher on the approach of a typhoon and consequent banking up of the water in Chapoo Bay. The water raised by the rebounds from the sea wall, especially that mentioned in the foregoing remarks, mounts to a height of 20 feet or more above the level of the river in the same spot five minutes before.
At neap tides the bore sometimes does not attain a height of over 3 feet; but the speed of its progress still renders it too formidable to be encountered by the largest boats, Navigation for ships in the Tsien-tang is not practicable, though the depth of water is sufficient—if time of tide is regarded—to reach Haining from the ocean in vessels of 15 feet draught and to anchor off the Pagoda.
The sea wall and embankment behind it are together 80 feet broad and the former is massively constructed. Tt is 4 feet above W. spring tide. The level of the town
feet below H. W. spring tide.
The journey to Haining from Shanghai in a house-boat occupies 2 to 3 days.
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