From Paris to Pekin over Siberian Snows A Narrative of a Journey by Sledge over the Snows of European Russia and Siberia, by Caravan Through Mongolia, Across the Gobi Desert and the Great Wall, and by Mule Palanquin Through China to Pekin

CHAPTER XII.

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The gold miners--Their luxury; their wealth; their wives--A few words about the clergy, and the code of religion--The Polish exiles--Travelling maniacs--A dinner _en famille_ 202