THE TRADE OF WESTERN AND SOUTH-WESTERN CHINA.
The waterways, trade-routes, condition, and commercial prospects
of Yün-nan--Trade-routes to Kuei-chow and the mineral wealth
of the province--The waterways of Ssŭ-ch’uan--General trade
of Ssŭ-ch’uan--Foreign trade of Ssŭ-ch’uan and how it is
conducted--The defects in the present system and the remedy--The
rapids and the difficulties they present--Advantages to be
gained from the opening of Ch’ung-k’ing--The Yang-tsze the only
route--Trade bound to the Yang-tsze 202