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Gorals almost invisible--Heller shoots a kid--Collecting material for a Museum group--A splendid hunt--Two gorals--A crested muntjac CHAPTER XVI THE SNOW MOUNTAIN TEMPLE The first illness in camp--Serow--Death of the leading dog--Rain--Two more serows--Lolos--Non-Chinese tribes of Yuen-nan CHAPTER XVII GORALS AND SEROWS Relationship--Appearance of the serow--Habits--Gorals CHAPTER XVIII THE "WHITE WATER" Y.B.A. Our new camp--A serow--We go to Li-chiang--A burial ceremony--Ancestor worship CHAPTER XIX ACROSS THE YANGTZE GORGE Traveling to the river--Inaccuracy of the Chinese--First view of the gorge--The Taku ferry--Caves CHAPTER XX THROUGH UNMAPPED COUNTRY Along the rim of the gorge--A beautiful camp at Habala--New mammals--Photographic work--Phete village--Stupid inhabitants--Strange natives--The "Windy Camp"--Hotenfa CHAPTER XXI TRAVELING TOWARD TIBET A hard climb--Our highest camp--A Lolo village--Thanksgiving with the Lolos CHAPTER XXII STALKING TIBETANS WITH A CAMERA Y.B.A. Caravans--Tibetans--Dress--Appearance--Photographing frightened natives--Reason for suspicion CHAPTER XXIII WESTWARD TO THE MEKONG RIVER Snow--Photographing natives--The Snow Mountain again--The Shih-ku ferry--Cranes--"Brahminy ducks"--A well-deserved beating--Chinese soldiers CHAPTER XXIV DOWN THE MEKONG VALLEY Arrival at Wei-hsi--The Mekong River--Lutzu natives--Difficulties in the valley--An unexpected goral--Christmas--The salt wells--A snow covered pass--Duck shooting--Return to Ta-li Fu CHAPTER XXV MISSIONARIES WE HAVE KNOWN Our observations on work of missionaries in Fukien and Yuen-nan Provinces--Mode of living--Servants--Voluntary exile--Medical missionaries--A missionary's experience with the brigands at Yuchi CHAPTER XXVI CHINESE NEW YEAR AT YUNG-CHANG Y.B.A. Traveling to Yung-chang--New Year's customs--Inhabitants of the city--Foot-binding--Caves--Water buffaloes--Chinese cow-caravans--Yung-chang mentioned by Marco Polo CHAPTER XXVII TRAVELING TOWARD THE TROPICS Shih-tien plain--Curious inhabitants of the city--A tropical valley at Ma-po-lo--"A little more far"--A splendid camp--Many new mammals--Preparing specimens--Sambur--Trapping CHAPTER XXVIII MENG-TING: A VILLAGE: OF MANY TONGUES The first Shan village--Priscilla and John Alden--Meng-ting--The Shan mandarin--Young priests--The market--Photographing under difficulties--Sup
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