then he fell into the muddy creek 15 feet below. He made ash & began feeling unmingered, my coat & gun were quite wet. We reached the temple & outside the city wall & camped. Then we called on Miss Morgan who is conducting an independent mission in the town. She is the only white person there but has several chinese men & women who assist her. The whole mission is conducted on $200, or gold a year. She has lived in Chon Hsinang 3 years & only seen 3 or temples in that time. The people of the village are all chinese & speak mandarin. The Chinese are all averse to leaving home and must get them in their own village till they make for new neighbors for their food & clothing. When taken abroad they demand high salaries however. We took dinner at Miss Morgans where she had served chicken, rice with chestnuts &