The water is very shallow
I was greatly struck with the appearance of a cemetery on the western side of the city of Keahinertoo. not verv far from tne citv wans, its taree extent gave a good idea of the numerous and dense population of the town. It had evidently existed for many ages, for a great number of the tombstones were crumbling to pieces, and mingling with the ashes of the dead. But thisplace of skulls wasno barren waste, like those churchyards which we see in large towns at home. Here the dead were interred amidst groves of the weeping willow, mulberrytrees, and several species of juniper and pine. Wild roses and creepers of various kinds were scrambling over the tombs, and the whole place presented a hallowed and pleasing aspect.Leaving the old town behind us. and sailing westward, we entered a broad sheet of water of considerable size, which is probably part ofj or at least joins, the celebrated Taiho lake., and a great part of it is covered with the Trapamcotmm…….a Diane cauea una ov tne v>mnese. itproduces a fruit of a very peculiar shape, resembling the head and horns of a bullock, and is highly esteemed in all parts of the empire. I have seen three distinct species or varieties, one of which has traita Deauniui reel colour.w omen ana oovs were sailing mom on an Darts of me ia&e. in mmtne same size ana iorm as our common washmgtubs. gathering the fruit of the ling. I don’t know of any contrivance which would have answered their purpose better than these rude tubs, for they held the fruit as it was gatheredas well as the gatherer, and at the same time were easily propelled through the masses of ling without doing the mants anv iniurv. jl ne sienta numoerDeople swimming about on the lake, each in ms tod, nad sometnin&r verv maicrous aoout it.After we had passed the lake, the banks of the canal, and indeed the greater part of the country,were covered with mulberry trees. Silk is evidently the staple production in this part of China. During the space of two daysand m that time I must have travelled upwards of a hundred milesI saw little cjlse than mulberry trees. They were evidently carefully cultivated, and in the highest state of health, producing fine, large, and glossy leaves.