The river hax been rising and falling never above forty, and never leh twenty-eight feet, The new Commissioner for Chungking who left here on July 4 was re ported on August 4 to be half-way Wanhsien or little over 100 miles fron:
Tehang, He must be having a very tedious and pat Te seems a shane to send such a river journey at this time of thy sear. Any day a freshet may come down which means not only delay but grave danger, We hear that Mr. Endicott of the Ca Mission, Chéntu, has made 9 record trip.
The journey from Shane-to Chéntu was accomplished thirty-one days. Tchang was left on 1 by boat; then from Wanhsien the road journey was made,
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