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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,