Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (1 of 5)
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George - 7:30 Am. Suiin - Kien - 8 Am, level stretch of rice fields with the city in the center within other houses or but- in sight. along legon was passed at upper end ofth valley then darkness fell Reach Anni - Tschun at 9 P. M. Sept.1 Night cool & dry, departed at 6:30 from Anni - Tschun. The RR follows the Si-Kiang which is a bright red mud river like the red River. It is here very wide, with slow current andfore Crops of rice + maize now growing in the valley Bay. In one hour we passed th Gorge & Sikiangy brush & forest covered cliffs, fine for pictures. At 8 Am. reached Suiin Kien another Valley & then passed throug another gorge to Si- Tche-Yi station. Here were similar cliffs of black limestone brush + tea covered. The Sikiang,