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Rh back as in the south, but the back hair is twisted in a roll, and bound tightly from the roll with black silk cord for a length of 7 or 8 inches.(10) This is then turned up, like a horn, at the back of the head, and stands four or five inches above the crown, the hair then being turned round, so as to give it the appearance of a handle. In cases where, instead of being upright, the horn inclines to either side, the wearer has quite a jaunty appearance. In the spring of 1857 foreigners had not been seen before in this quarter, the curiosity exhibited by all on the occasion of the first visit being something extraordinary. The style of head dress spoken of is found to extend throughout the country from this to the River Tsien-Tang.

On a hill over the large village of In-gee-coon, of 500 families, is an hexagonal pavilion which can be seen for some distance. In-gee-coun is one mile N.W. from Djee-Deo, and one mile further N.W. is Poey-woe, a small place of 50 families. There are two large villages within a distance of 4 lē, still N. W. from Poey-woe, viz Gan-Deo with 150 and Woo-Dong. with 400 families. The houses are well built at Woo-Dong, and it bears the appearance of a thriving place.

Tobacco is grown in, this quarter, though not largely. Travelling, by those who can afford it, is in chairs, or rather trays, swung to a pole, the ends of which rest on men's shoulders.

One mile N. N. W. from Woo-Dong, is Kang-lew, a place which, besides a temple, has only a few straggling houses. But N. N. W, thence, about 4 lé off, is the broad bed of the stream, where, in groups of 30 and 40 together, are the iron washers. The iron sand as before mentioned is washed from the hills. This is ascertained by the yield being most prolific after the floods from the heavy rains 