involved so that most of the surface of the mountains covered by freeze & tigers appeared to check borders. The of never appeared to be thus snow covered, Some of the women of certain tribes wore black dresses with short skirts & leggings of black vied with black hose, but garters or bands above their calves. Their hats were of the wild design convol yellow type of Chinese hair wear, made of plaited bamboo & had a short cane for the back. Many women were seen with garland or bright green skirts, some with maroon the material up- pearled to be silk. Various sorts of vegetable were found for sale, turnips, seeds, rice, sugar-cane, grains, water chestnuts, bananas, oranges, lemons, dried persimmon, &c. &c. Saw several baskets of land- snails, a food I had never