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lies a few miles from the new city which is situation on an island in the river & connected by stone bridges.  The old city is surrounded by a wall & may be entered only thru two or 3 gates which were until recently closed at dark daily.  Thru the whole community the tendency is for the people to live in villages.  No isolated houses are seen in the rice fields.

(8)  One of the taxidermist brought a large red wolf & some moles to sell which were collected 250 miles up the Min River near its source at a place called Shoown.  Continued packing outfit & specimens. 
An Englishman in the native customs department, Carey, gave us much information about Yun-nan & the animals to be obtained there.

(9)  Our luggage consisted of 40 trunks & sacks which we put on board a house boat & sailed down the river at sundown.  We reached Pagoda Island

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