tot the French Central Asia Scientific expedition whose chief ix Paul Pelliot, Esq. recently visited thix ition han been exploring Reafan for two among 80 of the buried cities Another visitor, the well-known explorer Colonel Koaloff, has come from Urga and intends to stay in the Kokonor district several months. This is third visit to these regions. His firat visit was with Bejavalsky over twenty years ago; the second 5 inchd harvest this the irrigated and high There has been a ood deal less grown in the district and it hoped that next year there will be none.
There soams to ba a depression among. the wool he Ramones are afloat (hat some are going tw close. The increase in the number of hongs of late years and the absurd advance in Prices owing to competition ix likely to ish the trade. There has been also talk of combi Other exports from this district are rhubarb, musk, borax, deer antlers, wine and oil.
Probably nowhere in China will there be seen s" much drunkenness as in this district, [tis common thing to see men rolling on the streets chunk, There are several eases of mea who are confirmed drunkards.
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