y either nibbling our ears
or falling bodily from the roof on to our faces. Our joys came not to
us--they were made on board.

The following are the Gorges, with a remark or two about each, to be
passed through before one reaches Kweifu:--

NAME OF GORGE LENGTH REMARKS

Ichang Gorge 16 miles First and probably one
of the finest of the
Gorges.

Niu Kan Ma Fee 4 miles An hour's journey after
(or Ox Liver coming out of the
Gorge) Ichang Gorge, if the
breeze be favorable;
an arduous day's
journey during high
river, with no wind.

Mi Tsang (or Rice 2 miles Finest view is obtained
Granary Gorge) from western extremity;
exceedingly
precipitous.

Niu Kou (or Buffalo --- Very quiet in low-water
Mouth Reach) season; wild stretch
during high river.
At the head of this
reach H.M.S.
_Woodlark_ came to
grief on her maiden
trip.

Urishan Hsia (or --- Over thirty miles in
Gloomy Mountain length. Grandest
Gorge) and highest gorge
_en route to_ Chung-king.
Half-way
through is the
boundary between
Hu-peh and Szech'wan.

Fang Hsian Hsia --- Last of the gorges;
(or Windbox Gorge) just beyond is the
city of Kweifu.

FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote C: A _wu-pan_ (literally _wu_ of five and _pan_ of boards) is
a small boat, the smallest used by travelers on the Upper Yangtze. They
are of various shapes, made