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Inclosure in No.
Extract from Wuchow Intelligence Report for the period from January 1 to April 30, 1899.
Navigability of West River.--The West River is navigated by large cargo boats, drawing from 2 to 4 feet, up to Nanning, and by smaller boats as far as Lungchow on the main river, and Pose, an important productive district town 230 miles beyond Nanning up the Posê River.
Steamer communication as far as Hsünchow presents few difficulties for light draught boats. Hsünchow is situated at the junction of the two branches of the West River, the northern and longer branch, styled Wukiang—usually marked in maps as the main branch—and the southern, the Yukiang, or Nanning branch, which competent authorities now pronounce to be the West River proper.
From Hsunchow, I am informed, steamers drawing 2 to 3 feet, could proceed without much difficulty, the only serious obstacle being the so-called "10-mile rapid,” about 150 miles this side of Nanning. This rapid is upwards of 3 miles long, studded with dangerous rocks, most of which are covered in summer. As heavily-laden cargo boats constantly negotiate it, there would seem to be no reason why a strongly built and powerful steamer should not do the same.
HARRY H. FOX,
(Signed)
Acting Consul.
Wuchow, May 1, 1899.
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Inclosure in No.
Extract from Wuchow Intelligence Report for the period from January 1 to April 30, 1899.
Navigability of West River.--The West River is navigated by large cargo boats, drawing from 2 to 4 feet, up to Nanning, and by smaller boats as far as Lungchow on the main river, and Pose, an important productive district town 230 miles beyond Nanning up the Posê River.
Steamer communication as far as Hsünchow presents few difficulties for light draught boats. Hsünchow is situated at the junction of the two branches of the West River, the northern and longer branch, styled Wukiang-usually marked in maps as the main branch and the southern, the Yukiang, or Nanning branch, which competent authorities now pronounce to be the West River proper.
From Hsunchow, I am informed, steamers drawing 2 to 3 feet, could proceed without much difficulty, the only serious obstacle being the so-called "10-mile rapid,” about 150 miles this side of Nanning. This rapid is upwards of 3 miles long, studded As, however, heavily-laden with dangerous rocks, most of which are covered in summer. cargo boats constantly negotiate it, there would seem to be no reason why a strongly built and powerful steamer should not do the same.
HARRY H. FOX,
(Signed)
Wuchow, May 1, 1899.
Acting Consul.
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